Information About

Nelson Lagoon

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 59' 8.002" N,
161 ° 5' 34.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Nelson Lagoon in Detail.

About

20 mi. W of village of Port Moller, on Alaska Peninsula, Bristol Bay Low.

History

Named in 1882 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Edward William Nelson, U.S. Signal Service, who explored the Yukon Delta region in 1877-81.

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller D-4 (1963), Port Moller D-4 (1963), Port Moller (1988),

Places Near Nelson Lagoon

Archipelagos:

Kudobin Islands,

Bars:

Village Spit,

Bays:

Mud Bay, Nelson Lagoon,

Capes:

Big Hill, Black Point, Cape Rozhnof, Franz Point, Lagoon Point, Second Cape, Third Cape,

Hills:

Miner Hill,

Islands:

Kritskoi Island, Moller Island,

Mountain Ranges:

Trap House Hills,

Rivers:

Lefthead River,

Streams:

Frank Creek, Peterson Creek,

Cities:

Nelson Lagoon,