Information About

Port Snettisham

Quick Facts

Region:

Juneau

Nearest City:

Juneau

Parent:

Stephens Passage

Channels :

Speel Arm,

About

trends SW from Speel Arm to Stephens Passage at N end of Snettisham Peninsula, 30 mi. SE of Juneau; Coast Mts.

History of Port Snettisham

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "for a town in Norfolk, England" after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), on August 12, 1794 (Wagner, 1937, p. 417).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Taku River A-6 (1951), Taku River A-6 (1951), Taku River A-6 (1951), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River A-6 SE (2017),

Places Near Port Snettisham

Bays:

Gilbert Bay, Limestone Inlet, Mallard Cove, Port Snettisham, Williams Cove,

Capes:

Point Anmer, Point Coke, Point Glass, Bogert Point, Bride Point, Crib Point, Ox Point, Prospect Point, River Point, Sentinel Point, Sharp Point, Snettisham Peninsula, Speel Point, Star Point, Point Styleman, Whiting Point,

Channels:

The Gorge, Speel Arm, Stephens Passage,

Dams:

Snettisham Dam, Tease Lake Dam,

Islands:

Fannie Island, Midway Islands, Mist Island,

Lakes:

Crater Lake, Indian Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Lower Sweetheart Lake, Tease Lake,

Mine:

Friday Mine, Whigg Placer Mine,

Mountains:

Arthur Peak, Everett Peak, Fillmore Peak, Limestone Bluffs, Meigs Peak, Washburn Peak, Webster Peak, Wheeler Peak,

Rivers:

Long River, Speel River, Whiting River,

Streams:

Anmer Creek, Crater Creek, Gilbert Creek, Glacier Creek, Limestone Creek, Mist Creek, Prospect Creek, Sweetheart Creek,

Waterfalls:

Sweetheart Falls,