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Phocena Rocks

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 10' 3" N,
131 ° 48' 27" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Phocena Rocks in Detail.

About

0.2 mi SW of the SW shore of Gravina Island, 4.2 mi. NW of Dall Head, and 14 mi SW of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1921 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); derived from "Phocaena," the Latin term for "porpoise."

Topo Maps

Ketchikan A-6 (1948), Ketchikan A-6 (1948), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan A-6 NE (2017),
Places Near Phocena Rocks
Archipelagos:

Blank Islands,

Areas:

Point McCartey, Upper Nickeyville,

Bars:

Bailey Rock, California Rock, Hid Reef, Idaho Rock, Kelp Rocks, Lewis Reef, Pennock Reef, Phocena Rocks, Walden Rocks,

Bays:

Port Johnson, Bald Headed Cove, Black Sand Cove, Blank Inlet, Bostwick Inlet, Canoe Cove, Chichagof Bay, Clam Cove, Dall Bay, Dutch Harbor, French Harbor, Grant Cove, Ingraham Bay, Menefee Anchorage, Nehenta Bay, Nelson Cove, Open Bay (not official), Phocana Bay, Phocena Bay, Radenbough Cove, Seal Cove, Smuggler Cove, Sylburn Harbor, Whisky Cove,

Beaches:

Black Sand Beach,

Capes:

Point McCartey, Point Davidson, Point Davison, Adams Point, Bar Point, Blank Point, Bostwick Point, Cedar Point, Charcoal Point, Chasina Point, Dall Head, Driest Point, Gravina Point, Ingraham Point, Inner Point, Lewis Point, Peninsula Point, Rip Point, Scott Point, South Vallenar Point, Windy Point,

Channels:

Nichols Passage, Tongass Narrow, Tongass Narrows,

Cities:

Ketchikan, Saxman,

Dams:

Carlanna Lake Dam, Ketchikan Debris Control Dam, Ketchikan Diversion Dam, Ketchikan Lakes Dam, North Fawn Lake Dam, Saxman Dam, Saxman Lower Reservoir Dam, South Fawn Lake Dam,

Fictional Places:

Elmo,

Hills:

Judy Hill, Level Mountain,

Islands:

Bronaugh Islands, East Clump, Gravina Island, Grouse Rock, Gull Island, Menefee Islands, Moira Island, Moira Rock, Pennock Island, Polk Island, Seal Cove Rocks, Sun Rocks, Warburton Island, Wedge Island, Wedge Islands, Whiterock Island,

Lakes:

Bostwick Lake, Carlanna Lake, Downdraft Lake, Fawn Lake, Fawn Lake, Fawn Lake, Lower and Upper Ketchikan Lakes, Lower Ketchikan Lake, Scout Lake,

Mountains:

Chapin Peak, Curve Mountain, Deer Mountain, Deer Mountains, Fish Mountain, Flat Mountain, High Mountain, House Mountain, Irvin Thompson Mountain, Minerva Mountain, Nipple Mountain, Plain Mountain, Punch Hill, The Puppets, Smooth Mountain, Spot Mountain, Sullivan Mountain,

Parks:

Black Sands Beach State Marine Park, Dall Bay State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Nichols Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

California Ridge,

Ridges:

Dall Ridge, Dall Ridge,

Streams:

Bostwick Creek, Carlanna Creek, Government Creek, Halibut Creek, Hoadley Creek, Ketchikan Creek, Vallenar Creek,

Routes:

Carlanna Lake Trail, Deer Mountain National Recreation Trail, Minerva Mountain Trail, Silvis Lakes Traverse,

Cities:

Carlanna, Peninsula Point, Pennock Island, Shoreline Drive,