Information About

Porpoise Harbor

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Location

55 ° 13' 9.001" N,
160 ° 1' 0.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Porpoise Harbor in Detail.

About

Incomplete record. On NW coast of Nagai I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range

History

Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1871 for the small schooner Porpoise which wintered here before that date.

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller A-1 (1963), Port Moller A-1 (1963), Port Moller (1988),

Places Near Porpoise Harbor

Archipelagos:

Shumagin Islands,

Bays:

Caton Cove, Eagle Harbor, East Bight, Falmouth Harbor, The Kitchen, Larsen Bay, Mist Harbor, Northeast Bight, Porpoise Harbor, Sanborn Harbor,

Capes:

Cape Devine, Cape Horn, Cape Wedge, Granite Point,

Channels:

Gorman Strait, West Nagai Strait,

Cliffs:

East Head, Macks Head, Wooly Head,

Islands:

Andronica Island, The Haystacks, Macks Head Island, Porpoise Rocks, Shag Rock, Turner Island, The Whaleback,

Mountains:

Mount Davidson, Eagle Mountain,