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Cataract Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 42' 51" N,
149 ° 49' 2" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Cataract Cove in Detail.

About

on W coast of Harris Peninsula, N of Crater Bay, 30 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts. 0.8 mile long.

History

Named by the 1928 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field party "for the spectacular cascades (cataracts) falling over 1000 ft. cliffs at north end of cove."

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound C-8 (1951), Blying Sound C-8 (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound C-8 (1952), Blying Sound C-8 (1952), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound C-8 NW (2017),

Places Near Cataract Cove

Bays:

Aialik Bay, Bear Cove, Cataract Cove, Coleman Bay, Crater Bay, Cup Cove, Fire Cove, Harris Bay, Holgate Arm, McMullen Cove, Northwestern Fiord, Northwestern Lagoon, Quicksand Cove, Ripple Cove, Sandy Bay, Taz Basin, Three Hole Bay, Tooth Cove,

Capes:

Aialik Peninsula, Granite Cape, Harris Peninsula, Harris Point, Holgate Head, Surok Point, Three Hole Point, Toe Point,

Channels:

Dora Passage, Granite Passage, Petes Pass,

Glaciers:

Glacier G210103E59831N, Glacier G210154E59811N, Glacier G210165E59785N, Glacier G210167E59798N, Holgate Glacier, Pedersen Glacier,

Hills:

Aligo Point,

Islands:

Beehive Island, Dora Island, Granite Island, Harbor Island, Hub Rock, Lone Rock, Matushka Island, Natoa Island, Seal Rocks, Slate Island, Twin Islands, Verdant Island,