Information About

Port Bainbridge

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Port Bainbridge on The Map

Location

60 ° 1' 36.998" N,
148 ° 21' 16.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Port Bainbridge in Detail.

About

off E coast of Kenai Peninsula, trends S to Gulf of Alaska, 26 mi. SW of Chenega Mts. 20 miles long.

History

Named by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "after an examination by Joseph about June 1, 1794, very likely in honor of John Bainbridge, an astronomer of the seventeenth century" (Wagner, 1937, p. 374).

Topo Maps

Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward A-4 (2000),
Places Near Port Bainbridge
Bars:

Procession Rocks,

Bays:

Port Bainbridge, Auk Bay, Eleshansky Cove, Fox Farm Bay, Goat Harbor, Hogg Bay, Humpback Cove, Icy Bay, Koss Cove, North Twin Bay, Puffin Cove, Puget Bay, South Twin Bay, Squirrel Bay, Swanson Bay, Whale Bay,

Capes:

Point Pyke, Point Waters, Point Elrington, Cape Puget, Hogg Point, Lonetree Point, Swanson Point,

Glaciers:

Bainbridge Glacier, Tiger Glacier, Tigertail Glacier,

Islands:

Bainbridge Island,

Mountains:

Claw Peak,

Streams:

Frenchy Creek,