Information About

Boussole Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 23' 30.998" N,
136 ° 55' 14.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Boussole Bay in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument N of Boussole Head, 58 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 1 mile wide.

History

Named in 1929 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for the Boussole, one of the two French ships which explored this area in 1786, under the command of LaPerouse.

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Boussole Bay

Areas:

Astrolabe Rocks, Graves Rocks,

Bars:

Alder Rock, Polka Rock,

Bays:

Astrolabe Bay, Boussole Bay, Dixon Harbor, Graves Harbor, Murk Bay, Murphy Cove, Palma Bay, Thistle Cove, Torch Bay,

Capes:

Astrolabe Peninsula, Astrolabe Point, Eerie Point, Eerie Point, Hankinson Peninsula, Icy Point, Polka Peninsula, Venisa Point,

Glaciers:

Brady Glacier, Finger Glacier,

Islands:

Libby Island, Sugarloaf Island,

Lakes:

North Deception Lake, North Trick Lake, South Deception Lake,

Mountains:

Boussole Head, De Langle Mountain, Horn Mountain, Mount La Perouse, Mount Marchainville,

Rivers:

Dixon River,

Streams:

Annoksek Creek, Kaknau Creek,