Quick Facts
on E shore of Lynn Canal, 16 mi. NW of Dotsons Landing and 34 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. 3 miles wide.
HistoryDiscovered 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).
Pictures of, from, or near Berners Bay.
Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings
Barrow's Goldeneye, Northern Pintail, Common Gull, Green-winged Teal, Black Scoter, Arctic Tern, Harlequin Duck, Bufflehead, Black Oystercatcher, Northern Shoveler, Caspian tern, American Crow, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Common Raven, Red-necked Grebe, Killdeer, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Merlin, Steller's Jay
Poundstone Rock, Sherman Rock, Vanderbilt Reef,
Basins:Bays:Berners Bay, Boat Harbor, Bridget Cove, Echo Cove, Saint James Bay, Yankee Cove,
Beaches:Capes:Point Saint Mary, Point Whidbey, Point Bridget, Cove Point, Saint James Point, Point Sherman,
Channels: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,
Peaks:Mountain Ranges: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: