Information About

Gerstle Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Gerstle Bay on The Map

Location

55 ° 37' 0.001" N,
162 ° 19' 0.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Elevation

56 ft (17.07 m)

Gerstle Bay in Detail.

About

on N side of Alaska Peninsula, at mouth of Cathedral River, W of Port Moller, 33 mi. NE of Cold Bay, Bristol Bay Low.

History

Named in 1888 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) for Lewis Gerstle, who in 1868 was one of the founders of the Alaska Commercial Company. He held the office of president for a term before his death in 1902. This feature cannot be identified on current maps.

Topo Maps

Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1949), Fort Randall (1950), Fort Randall (1950), Cold Bay C-1 (1963), Cold Bay C-1 (1963), Cold Bay C-1 (1963), Cold Bay C-1 (1963),
Places Near Gerstle Bay
Bays:

Gerstle Bay,

Capes:

Cape Leontovich, Gerstle Point,

Lakes:

Big Lake,

Rivers:

Cathedral River,

Streams:

North Creek,

Valleys:

Cathedral Valley,