Information About

Bay of Waterfalls

Quick Facts

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Location

51 ° 40' 7" N,
176 ° 51' 5" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Adak

Bay of Waterfalls in Detail.

About

on SW coast of Adak I., Aleutian Islands.

The Bay of Waterfalls is located on Adak Island, in the Andreanof Islands of the Aleutians. It has three large waterfalls.

History

Name given by Lieutenant William Gibson, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the schooner Fenimore Cooper, during the North Pacific Exploring Expedition in 1955.

Places Near Bay of Waterfalls
Areas:

Qawam-tanangis,

Bars:

Chaxchim-gutikix, North Spit, South Spit,

Bays:

Bay of Islands, Bay of Waterfalls, Beverley Cove, Beyer Bay, Cataract Bight, Chapel Cove, Chaxchim-qakuudguu, Expedition Harbor, False Bay, Fisherman Cove, Gannet Cove, Hammerhead Cove, Hidden Bay, Middle Arm Three Arm Bay, North Arm Three Arm Bay, Qaluugix Hiliixsax, Ringgold Sound, Shagak Bay, South Arm Three Arm Bay, Sweeper Cove, Three Arm Bay, Trappers Cove, Unalga Bight, Waygignax, Weed Bight,

Capes:

Argonne Point, Beverley Point, Cape Kagigikak, Cape Yakak, Careful Point, Central Point, Cliff Point, Fox Point, Hammerhead, Hook Point, Kelp Point, Lake Point, Low Point, Low Point, Middle Point, Range Point, Sachem Head, Split Point, Turret Point, Vincennes Point, Wedge Cape, Wedge Point, Yakak Peninsula,

Channels:

Adak Strait, Argonne Channel, Hell Gate,

Cities:

Adak,

Dams:

Bonny Rose Lake Dam, Lake Demarie Dam,

Hills:

Red Bluff,

Islands:

Adak Island, Argonne Island, Black Island, Cascade Rock, Channel Islands, Cormorant Island, Dora Island, Eaglet Rocks, Eddy Island, Green Island, Ina Island, Large Rock, McCulloch Rock, Middle Rock, North Island, North Rocks, Plum Island, Plum Island Rocks, Pulpit Rocks, Red Rock, Ringgold Island, Sachem Head, Sea Parrot Island, South Island, South Rocks, Staten Island, The Three Sisters, Whirlpool Rock,

Lakes:

Chidaglix Hanii, Lake Constant, Hatchet Lake, Lake Leone, Miti Lake, Mitt Lake, Lake Ringgold,

Mountains:

Mount Reed, Split Top, Mount Vincennes,

Rapids:

The Race,

Streams:

Sweeper Creek,

Valleys:

Happy Valley,

Waterfalls:

White Falls,