Information About

Douglas Reef

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 45' 43.999" N,
153 ° 16' 21" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Port Lions

Douglas Reef in Detail.

About

extends 2 mi., in Shelikof Strait, on NE coast of Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 5 mi. S of Cape Douglas and 39 mi. S of Augustine I., Aleutian Range

History

Name derived from Cape Douglas and given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1910 in an effort to eliminate duplication of the names "Bobrovyy," (meaning sea otter), and "Sea Otter" in this area. Baker (1906, p. 558) published the name "sea Otter" for this feature.

Topo Maps

Afognak D-4 (1951), Afognak D-4 (1951), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952),

Places Near Douglas Reef

Bars:

Douglas Reef,

Bays:

Cook Inlet, Sukoi Bay,

Capes:

Cape Douglas,

Glaciers:

Spotted Glacier,