Information About

Nowiskay Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 7' 27.998" N,
132 ° 8' 44.002" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Nowiskay Cove in Detail.

About

near head of North Arm Moira Sound, on SE coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History

Name reported as Nowisk-Kay in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), as being the name of an Indian who claimed mineral rights on the stream flowing into this cove.

Topo Maps

Craig A-1 (1948), Craig A-1 (1948), Craig A-1 (1948), Craig A-1 (1948), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig A-1 (1997), Craig A-1 SE (2017),

Places Near Nowiskay Cove

Cities:

Chomly, Dolomi, Niblack,

Archipelagos:

Babe Islands,

Bars:

Cannery Rock,

Bays:

Port Johnson, Aiken Cove, Brennan Bay, Cannery Cove, Chichagof Bay, Cholmondeley Sound, Clarno Cove, Clover Bay, Dickman Bay, Dolomi Bay, Dora Bay, Dutch Harbor, Frederick Cove, French Harbor, Hidden Bay, Ingraham Bay, Johnson Cove, Kegan Cove, Kitkun Bay, Lancaster Cove, Menefee Anchorage, Moira Sound, Niblack Anchorage, North Arm Moira Sound, Nowiskay Cove, The Saitchuck, South Arm Cholmondeley Sound, South Arm Moira Sound, Sunny Cove, West Arm Cholmondeley Sound, West Arm Moira Sound, West Arm Moira Sound,

Capes:

Point Halliday, Point Jansen, Adams Point, Anderson Point, Black Point, Cannery Point, Chasina Point, Clover Point, Crowell Point, Divide Head, Doctor Point, Ingraham Point, Inner Point, Moss Point, Rip Point, Scott Point, Scraggy Point, Sunny Point, Windy Point,

Hills:

Safety Rock,

Islands:

Almguist Rock, Beck Rock, Chasina Island, Clare Island, Deichman Island, Egg Islands, Hump Island, King Island, Menefee Islands, Moira Island, Moira Rock, Peacock Island, Polk Island, Red Rock, Skin Island, Sun Rocks, Wedge Island, Wedge Islands, Whiterock Island,

Lakes:

Lake Luelia, Aiken Lake, Clover Lake, Dora Lake, James Lake, Johnson Lake, Kegan Lake, Kugel Lake, Miller Lake, Monie Lake, Myrtle Lake, Niblack Lake, Paul Lake, Lake Williams,

Mine:

Golden Fleece Mine,

Mountains:

Bokan Mountain, Clover Mountain, Dolomi Mountain, Eudora Mountain, Nipple Butte,

Streams:

Aiken Creek, Clover Creek, Halibut Creek, John Creek, Kegan Creek, Kugel Creek, Myrtle Creek, Omar Creek, Perkins Creek, Sunny Creek,

Routes:

Kegan Lake Trail,

Cities:

Dora Bay,