Quick Facts
On the E shore of Prince William Sound, 40 mi. NW of Cordova; Chugach Mountains. 3 miles wide and 25 miles long.
HistoryThis estuary was discovered by Senor Don Salvador Fidalgo's launch party on June 14, 1790, but there is no record that he named it. The name is not shown on Captain Alessandro Malaspina's or Don Bodega y Quadra's maps of 1791. As Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), who had Fidalgo's maps, referred to the features as "Puerto Fidalgo," it can be assumed that the name appeared either on Fidalgo's own map or Vancouver named it for Fidalgo (Wagner, 1937, p. 387). It appears more likely that Fidalgo intended to call this estuary "Puerto de Mazarredo" in honor of Jose de Mazarredo.
Port Fidalgo, Port Gravina, Boulder Bay, Fish Bay, Galena Bay, Hells Hole, Irish Cove, Knowles Bay, The Lagoon, Landlocked Bay, Saint Matthews Bay, Snug Corner Cove, Two Moon Bay, Whalen Bay,
Capes:Bidarka Point, Copper Mountain Peninsula, Graveyard Point, Gravina Point, Knowles Head, Red Head,
Channels:Glaciers:Allison Glacier, Area 51 Glacier, Glacier G213687E60954N, Glacier G213708E60993N, Glacier G213722E60985N, Glacier G213737E60948N, Glacier G213749E60966N, Glacier G213766E60924N, Kate Glacier, Silver Glacier,
Islands:Lakes:Copper Lake, Millard Lake, Silver Lake, Turner Lake,
Mountains:Bells Butte, Billygoat Mountain, Copper Mountain, Mount Denson, Mount Kate,
Rivers:Streams:Banzer Creek, Chisna Creek, Copper Creek, Horsetail Falls Creek, Indian Creek, Lagoon Creek, Millard Creek, Reynolds Creek,
Valleys: