Information About

Meares Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Meares Point on The Map

Location

60 ° 39' 19.001" N,
147 ° 55' 17" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Meares Point in Detail.

About

The sourthernmost point of Perry Island, between Perry Passage and Lone Passage in Prince William Sound, 26.5 mi NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.

History

Name published in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); undoubtedly named for Captain John Meares who explored the region in 1788.

Topo Maps

Seward C-3 (1951), Seward C-3 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward C-3 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward C-3 (1995),
Places Near Meares Point
Bars:

Egg Rocks,

Bays:

Lake Bay, Cove Shoestring, Derickson Bay, East Twin Bay, Eshamy Bay, Esther Bay, Falls Bay, Foul Bay, Herring Bay, Main Bay, Papoose Cove, Quillian Bay, Shoestring Cove, South Bay, South Bay, Squaw Bay, West Twin Bay,

Capes:

Point Nowell, Point Perry, Billings Point, Bush Point, Herring Point, Hodgkins Point, Lone Point, Meares Point, Ragged Point, Tipping Point,

Channels:

Lone Passage, Perry Passage, Wells Passage,

Islands:

Axel Lind Island, Bald Head Chris Island, Crafton Island, Dutch Group, Eaglek Island, East Flank Island, Esther Island, Fool Island, Lone Island, Perry Island, West Flank Island,

Lakes:

Eshamy Lagoon, Eshamy Lake, Esther Lake, Falls Lake, Gunboat Lakes, Rubber Boot Lake,

Mountains:

Eshamy Peak,

Parks:

South Esther Island State Marine Park,

Streams:

Eshamy Creek,