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Halibut Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 27' 47.002" N,
134 ° 53' 25.001" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Halibut Cove in Detail.

About

on N end of Shelter I. in Favorite Channel, 20 mi. NW of Juneau, Alex. Arch. 0.2 mile wide.

History

Local name published in 1962 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for a marine food fish, a large flatfish Hippoglossus stenolepis.

Topo Maps

Juneau B-3 (1947), Juneau B-3 (1947), Juneau B-3 (1949), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau B-3 (1962), Juneau B-3 (1962), Juneau B-3 NW (1986), Juneau B-3 (1996), Juneau B-3 NW (2017),
Places Near Halibut Cove
Cities:

Auke,

Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Cohen Reef, Dornin Rock, Eagle Reef, Faust Rock, Favorite Reef, George Rock, Gibby Rock, Horse Shoal, North Ledge, Poundstone Rock, Vanderbilt Reef,

Basins:

Cottrell Basin, Yankee Basin,

Bays:

Adams Anchorage, Amalga Harbor, Auke Bay, Auke Nu Cove, Barlow Cove, Bridget Cove, Coot Cove, Crab Cove, Eagle Harbor, Echo Cove, Funter Bay, Halibut Cove, Hand Trollers Cove, Howard Bay, Huffman Harbor, Indian Cove, Lena Cove, Lincoln Anchorage, Pearl Harbor, Shelter Cove, Tee Harbor, Yankee Cove,

Beaches:

The Sand Beach, Eagle Beach,

Capes:

Point Bridget, Auke Cape, Barlow Point, False Point Retreat, Point Howard, Indian Point, Inspiration Point, Point Lena, Point Louisa, Mansfield Peninsula, Outer Point, Piling Point, Point Retreat, Point Stephens, Symonds Point,

Channels:

Favorite Channel, North Pass, Saginaw Channel,

Cliffs:

The Breadline,

Glaciers:

Eagle Glacier,

Islands:

Aaron Island, Barlow Island, Benjamin Island, Bird Island, Coghlan Island, Cohen Island, Colt Island, Gauge Island, Gull Island, Horse Island, Hump Island, Indian Island, Kishbrock Island, The Kittens, Ledge Island, Lincoln Island, Little Island, Mab Island, Naked Island, North Island, Portland Island, Ralston Island, Sentinel Island, Shaman Island, Shelter Island, Star Rock, Strauss Rock,

Lakes:

Peterson Lake, Salt Lake, Shelter Lake, Windfall Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Adolph Knopf, Auke Mountain, Green Mountain, Lone Mountain, Thane Mountain, Treasury Hill,

Parks:

Auke Recreation Area, Funter Bay State Marine Park, Shelter Island State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Eagle River, Herbert River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Bessie Creek, Boulder Creek, Canyon Creek, Cordwood Creek, Cowee Creek, Davies Creek, Goose Creek, Lena Creek, Peterson Creek, Peterson Creek, Shrine Creek, Slate Creek, South Fork Cowee Creek, Tee Creek, Tenk Creek, Tusta Creek, Windfall Creek,

Routes:

Amalga Trail, Bear Creek Trail, Bessie Creek Trail, Davies Creek Trail, Herbert Glacier Trail, Montana Creek Trail, Point Bridget Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Yankee Basin Trail,

Valleys:

Prairie Basin,

Cities:

Dobson Landing, Fairhaven, Funter, Lena Beach, Saint Terese, Tee Harbor,