Information About

Berners Bay

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Location

58 ° 44' 38" N,
134 ° 58' 16" W

Region

Juneau

Uses

Berners Bay in Detail.

About

on E shore of Lynn Canal, 16 mi. NW of Dotsons Landing and 34 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. 3 miles wide.

History

Discovered by Joseph Whidbey in 1794 and named by Captain Vancouver (1801, v. 5, p. 435). Name is probably from "Berners," his mother's family name (Wagner, 1937, p. 376).

Berners Bay Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Berners Bay.

Topo Maps

Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau C-3 (1951), Juneau C-3 (1951), Juneau C-3 (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau C-3 (1952), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau C-3 NW (1986), Juneau C-3 (1996), Juneau C-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Berners Bay

Bars:

Poundstone Rock, Sherman Rock, Vanderbilt Reef,

Basins:

Cottrell Basin, Yankee Basin,

Bays:

Berners Bay, Boat Harbor, Bridget Cove, Echo Cove, Saint James Bay, Yankee Cove,

Capes:

Point Saint Mary, Point Whidbey, Point Bridget, Cove Point, Saint James Point, Point Sherman,

Channels:

Lynn Canal,

Islands:

Benjamin Island, Little Island, Mab Island, North Island, Ralston Island, Sentinel Island,

Lakes:

Antler Lake, Evelyn Lake, Independence Lake,

Mountains:

Lions Head Mountain, Thane Mountain,

Parks:

Saint James Bay State Marine Park,

Mountain Ranges:

Kakuhan Range,

Rivers:

Antler River, Berners River, Eagle River, Gilkey River, Lace River,

Streams:

Bessie Creek, Boulder Creek, Canyon Creek, Cowee Creek, Davies Creek, Johnson Creek, Ophir Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sherman Creek, Slate Creek, South Fork Cowee Creek, Sweeny Creek,

Routes:

Amalga Trail, Bessie Creek Trail, Davies Creek Trail, Point Bridget Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Yankee Basin Trail,

Valleys:

Granite Canyon, Snowslide Gulch,

Cities:

Amalga (historical),