Information About

Gambier Bay

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

About

8 miles long. On E coast of Admiralty I., trends SE to Stephens Passage, 57 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History of Gambier Bay

Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 143). The name was derived from Point Gambier.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sitka B-1 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-1 (1951), Sitka B-1 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-1 NE (2017),

Places Near Gambier Bay

Archipelagos:

The Brothers,

Bars:

Beacon Rock, Rasp Ledge,

Bays:

Cannery Cove, Donkey Bay, Gambier Bay, Henrys Arm, Last Chance Harbor, Mole Harbor, Pleasant Bay, Pybus Bay, Sheldon Cove, Snug Cove,

Capes:

Point Pybus, Point Hugh, Point Gambier, Church Point, False Point Pybus, Flaw Point, Gem Point, Grunt Point, Scald Point, Square Point,

Channels:

West Channel,

Islands:

Chapel Island, Chock Island, East Brother Island, Gain Island, Gambier Island, Good Island, Grave Island, Long Island, Midway Islands, Muse Island, Price Island, Romp Island, San Juan Islands, Southwest Islands, Tree Island, West Brother Island,

Lakes:

Lake Alexander, Beaver Lake, Islet Lake, Pine Lake, Pleasant Bay Lake, Pybus Lake,

Mountains:

Botany Peak, Mount Distik, Yeek-Sha Mountain, Yellow Bear Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Old Mans Slough,

Rivers:

Mole River,

Streams:

Bear Creek,

Routes:

Lake Alexander Trail, Hasselborg-Beaver Trail,