Information About

Big Sands

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 42' 19.001" N,
158 ° 34' 19.999" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Ekuk

Big Sands in Detail.

About

in Nushagak Bay between its Middle and West Channels, 22 mi. SW of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.; 3 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Nushagak Bay shoals are subject to constant change in location and depth.

Topo Maps

Nushagak Bay (1945), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951),
Places Near Big Sands
Bars:

Big Sands, Clark Spit, Combine Flats, Ekuk Spit, Long Sands, Nichols Spit,

Bays:

Nushagak Bay,

Capes:

Clarks Point, Coffee Point, Ekuk Cape, Protection Point,

Channels:

Middle Channel, Schooner Channel, Schooner Channel Nushagak Bay, Ship Channel, West Channel,

Cities:

Ekuk,

Cliffs:

Ekuk Bluff,

Flats:

Flounder Flat,

Hills:

Nichols Hills,

Rivers:

Clark Slough, Nushagak River, Snake River,

Cities:

Clarks Point,