Information About

Galena Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 56' 34.001" N,
146 ° 38' 25.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Galena Bay in Detail.

About

on SE shore of Valdez Arm, 45 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. 1.5 miles long.

History

So named by Captain W. R. Abercrombie, USA, in 1898 because of the occurence of galena (lead ore) on its shores.

Galena Bay Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Galena Bay.

Places Near Galena Bay
Bars:

Sawmill Spit,

Basins:

Gumboot Basin, Uno Basin,

Bays:

Port Fidalgo, Anderson Bay, Boulder Bay, Cloudman Bay, Galena Bay, Irish Cove, Jack Bay, The Lagoon, Landlocked Bay, Port Valdez, Sawmill Bay, Shoup Bay, Snug Corner Cove, Two Moon Bay, Valdez Arm, Virgin Bay, West Bay,

Capes:

Bidarka Point, Black Point, Copper Mountain Peninsula, Entrance Point, Graveyard Point, Point Lowe, Porcupine Point, Potato Point, Rocky Point, Tongue Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Tatitlek Narrows, Valdez Narrows,

Dams:

Ellamar Dam Number 1, Ellamar Dam Number 2, Tatitlek Dam, Tatitlek Supply Dam,

Fictional Places:

Port Moore,

Glaciers:

Anderson Glacier, Annin Glacier, Glacier G213550E61021N, Westbrook Glacier,

Islands:

Bligh Island, Busby Island, Entrance Island, Middle Rock, Reef Island,

Lakes:

Copper Lake, Devish Lake, Millard Lake, Lake Number 1, Lake Number One, Silver Lake, Turner Lake,

Mine:

Rua Mine, Wagner Mine,

Mountains:

Bells Butte, Billygoat Mountain, Copper Mountain, Ellamar Mountain, Mount Thomas,

Parks:

Jack Bay State Marine Park, Sawmill Bay State Marine Park, Shoup Bay State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Anderson Pass,

Rivers:

Duck River,

Streams:

Banzer Creek, Big Creek, Black Creek, Chisna Creek, Clear Creek, Copper Creek, Donaldson Creek, Fault Creek, Gladhaugh Creek, Gold Creek, Gregorioff Creek, Horsetail Falls Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Cove Creek, Lagoon Creek, Levshakoff Creek, McAllister Creek, Millard Creek, Palmer Creek, Reynolds Creek, Salmon Creek, Sawmill Creek, Stellar Creek, Twin Falls Creek, Uno Creek,

Routes:

Jack Bay Island Trail,

Valleys:

Vesuvius Valley,

Cities:

Ellamar, Tatitlek,