58 ° 41' 30.998" N,
135 ° 6' 51.001" W
Juneau
90 mi (144.84 km)
2,000 ft / 610 m
Travel to Skagway, Haines, or Juneau
trends S from Chilkat Island to Chatham Strait, 22 mi. W of Juneau Lynn Canal isn't really a canal but a fjord that runs nearly 90 miles long, north-south, at the northern end of Southeast Alaska. It's the deepest fjord in North America at over 2,000 feet (233 fathoms). In the summer months Lynn Canal sees an uptick in traffic as cruise ships, increased ferries, and barges travel make runs up and down the fjord.
Wildlife
Lynn Canal is home to many forms of marine wildlife. In summer months humpback whales spend time here feeding. Orcas can be found year round, along with Dalls Porpoise. Harbor seals and Stellar sea lions are also found here year round. River otters can be seen moving up and down the canal sometimes traveling between river. Sea otters are less common the further north up the fjord you travel.
All types of salmon can be found in Lynn Canal, along with halibut. Large sharks also inhabit the waters, often at great depths that they are seldom ever seen.
Examined by Joseph Whidbey and named in July, 1794, by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 249), Royal Navy (RN), for his birthplace, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England (H. R. Wagner, 1937, p. 395).
Pictures of, from, or near Lynn Canal.
Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings
White-winged Scoter, Black Turnstone, Black-legged Kittiwake, Long-tailed Duck, Common Merganser, Common Loon, American Crow, Red-necked Phalarope, Common Murre, Common Raven, Northern Pintail, Pigeon Guillemot, Marbled Murrelet, Glaucous-winged Gull, Arctic Tern, Surf Scoter, Common Gull, California Gull, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Harlequin Duck, Black Oystercatcher, Ruddy Turnstone, Surfbird, Greater Yellowlegs, Pomarine Jaeger, Parasitic Jaeger, Long-tailed Jaeger, Kittlitz's Murrelet, Tufted Puffin, Bonaparte's Gull, Herring Gull, Iceland Gull, Red-throated Loon, Pacific Loon, Yellow-billed Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Osprey, Merlin, Steller's Jay, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pacific Wren
Poundstone Rock, Sherman Rock, Vanderbilt Reef,
Bays:Berners Bay, Boat Harbor, Bridget Cove, Echo Cove, Lincoln Anchorage, Saint James Bay, William Henry Bay, Yankee Cove,
Capes:Point Saint Mary, Point Whidbey, Point Bridget, Cove Point, Danger Point, Lance Point, Saint James Point, Point Sherman,
Channels:Islands:Benjamin Island, Lincoln Island, Little Island, Lynn Brothers, Lynn Sisters, Mab Island, North Island, Ralston Island, Sentinel Island, Sullivan Rock,
Lakes:Evelyn Lake, Independence Lake,
Mountains:Lions Head Mountain, Nun Mountain,
Parks:Saint James Bay State Marine Park,
Peaks:Rivers:Antler River, Beardslee River, Berners River, Endicott River, Lace River,
Streams:Bessie Creek, Cowee Creek, Davies Creek, Johnson Creek, Ophir Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sherman Creek, Slate Creek, Sweeny Creek, William Henry Creek,
Routes:Bessie Creek Trail, Davies Creek Trail, Point Bridget Trail,
Valleys: