Information About

Chrome Bay

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Location

59 ° 12' 37.001" N,
151 ° 48' 49" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seldovia

Chrome Bay in Detail.

About

on S coast of Kenai Peninsula 2 mi. N of Elizabeth I. and 17 mi. SSW of Seldovia, Chugach Mts. 0.5 mile wide.

History

Local name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1918, and so called because of its association with a "chrome ore mine" on Claim Point.

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia A-5 (1953), Seldovia A-5 (1953), Seldovia A-5 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963),

Places Near Chrome Bay

Archipelagos:

Chugach Islands, Flat Islands,

Bars:

Bird Reef, Dangerous Cape Reef, Dora Reef, English Bay Reef,

Bays:

Port Chatham, Chrome Bay, Clam Cove, Coal Cove, Ducan Slough, English Bay, Port Graham, Johnson Slough, Koyuktolik Bay, Seldovia Bay, Tulcan Slough,

Capes:

Point Adam, Point Bede, Cape Elizabeth, Claim Point, Dangerous Cape, Kelp Point, Point Pogibshi, Russian Point,

Channels:

Chugach Passage, Kennedy Entrance,

Dams:

Port Graham Dam Number 1, Port Graham Dam Number 2,

Islands:

Chatham Island, Elizabeth Island, Magnet Rock, Nagahut Rocks, Passage Island, Perl Island, Perl Rock, Powder Island,

Mountains:

Mount Bede, Cone Mountain, Rock Mountain,

Rivers:

English Bay River, Seldovia River,

Cities:

Nanwalek, Port Graham,