Quick Facts
to Port Snettisham from mouth of Gilbert Creek, 33 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. 5 miles long.
HistoryNamed in 1930 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Charles Henry Gilbert, 1859-1928, ichthyologist. As head of the Department of Zoology of Stanford University he rendered service to agencies in California and British Columbia. It has been stated that "no one has contributed more to our scientific knowledge of the salmon fisheries of Alaska than Dr. Gilbert."
Gilbert Bay, Mallard Cove, Port Snettisham, Williams Cove,
Capes:Point Anmer, Point Coke, Point Glass, Bogert Point, Bride Point, Crib Point, Ox Point, Prospect Point, River Point, Sentinel Point, Sharp Point, Snettisham Peninsula, Speel Point, Star Point, Point Styleman, Whiting Point,
Channels:The Gorge, Speel Arm, Stephens Passage,
Dams:Snettisham Dam, Tease Lake Dam,
Islands:Fannie Island, Harbor Island, Midway Islands, Mist Island,
Lakes:Crater Lake, Indian Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Lower Sweetheart Lake, Tease Lake,
Mine:Friday Mine, Whigg Placer Mine,
Mountains:Everett Peak, Fillmore Peak, Meigs Peak, Webster Peak,
Rivers:Streams:Anmer Creek, Crater Creek, Gilbert Creek, Glacier Creek, Limestone Creek, Mist Creek, Prospect Creek, Sweetheart Creek,
Waterfalls: