Information About

Controller Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Controller Bay on The Map

Location

60 ° 4' 59.999" N,
144 ° 14' 21.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Controller Bay in Detail.

About

extends SE from mouth of Bering River to Okalee Spit, on S coast of Alaska, 5 mi. SE of Katalla, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 15 miles long.

History

Named Comptrollers Bay by Captain Cook (1785, v.2, p. 353), Royal Navy (RN), about May 11, 1778, probably for Maurice Suckling who was comptroller of the Royal Navy when Cook left on this expedition (Wagner, 1937, p. 382). The name was adopted by Captain Vancouver. The Russians transliterated the name to "Zal Kontrolyer" on Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378, dated 1847.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova A-1 (1950), Cordova A-1 (1950), Cordova A-1 (1950), Cordova A-1 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova A-1 (1953), Cordova A-1 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova A-1 SW (2015),
Places Near Controller Bay
Cities:

Kayak, Redwood,

Bars:

Okalee Spit, Southwest Breaker,

Bays:

Controller Bay, Redwood Bay, Redwood Bay, Strawberry Harbor,

Capes:

Point Hey, Cave Point, Lemesurier Point, Poul Point, Punta de San Ramon, Strawberry Point,

Channels:

Kayak Entrance, Okalee Channel,

Hills:

Gandil Mountain,

Islands:

Kanak Island, Kayak Island, Wingham Island,

Lakes:

Bering Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Hazelet, Pyramid Peak,

Parks:

Kayak Island State Marine Park,

Mountain Ranges:

Don Miller Hills,

Rivers:

Bering River, Campbell River, Edwardes River, Gandil River, Nichawak River, Okalee River,

Streams:

Arvesta Creek, Barrett Creek, Basin Creek, Burls Creek, Chilkat Creek, Kathleen Creek, Marys Creek, Mitcher Creek, Oil Creek, Puffy Creek, Puffy Slough, Redwood Creek, Rope Creek, Shepherd Creek, Split Creek,