Information About

New Reef

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 59' 30.001" N,
139 ° 31' 59.999" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

New Reef in Detail.

About

in Disenchantment Bay, 1.5 mi. N of Haenke I. and 31 mi. N of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by Tarr (1906, map facing p. 145), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). These reefs appeared after the earthquake of 1899, which caused an uplift of 17 to 19 feet in this area (in Tarr and Martin, 1912, p. 21-22).

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 NE (2017),

Places Near New Reef

Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area,

Bars:

New Reef,

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay, Russell Fiord,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Marble Point,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Miller Glacier, Turner Glacier, Valerie Glacier, Variegated Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Osier Island,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Mount Foresta, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Esker Stream, Indian Camp Creek,