Information About

Port Chatham

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Location

59 ° 13' 13.001" N,
151 ° 45' 38.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seldovia

Port Chatham in Detail.

About

on S coast of Kenai Peninsula, 2 mi. N of Elizabeth I. and 16 mi. S of Seldovia, Chugach mts. 1.5 miles wide.

History

Named in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 132), Royal Navy (RN), for one of his vessels, the tender H. M. S. Chatham. This is probably the bay named by Don Ignacio Arteaga on August 2, 1779 "Ensenada de Nuestra Senora de Regla."

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia A-5 (1953), Seldovia A-5 (1953), Seldovia A-5 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963),

Places Near Port Chatham

Archipelagos:

Chugach Islands,

Bars:

Bird Reef, Dangerous Cape Reef, Dora Reef, English Bay Reef,

Bays:

Port Chatham, Chrome Bay, Chugach Bay, Clam Cove, Coal Cove, Ducan Slough, English Bay, Port Graham, Johnson Slough, Koyuktolik Bay, Seldovia Bay, Tulcan Slough,

Capes:

Point Adam, Cape Elizabeth, Claim Point, Dangerous Cape, Kelp Point, Point Pogibshi, Russian Point,

Channels:

Chugach Passage,

Dams:

Port Graham Dam Number 1, Port Graham Dam Number 2, Seldovia Upper Dam,

Islands:

Chatham Island, Elizabeth Island, Nagahut Rocks, Passage Island, Perl Island, Perl Rock, Powder Island,

Lakes:

Seldovia Lake, Seldovia Reservoir,

Mountains:

Mount Bede, Cone Mountain, Rock Mountain,

Rivers:

English Bay River, Seldovia River,

Cities:

Nanwalek, Port Graham,