Information About

Port Stewart

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 43' 46.999" N,
131 ° 52' 9.998" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Ketchikan

Port Stewart in Detail.

About

extends NW off Behm Canal, on E coast of Cleveland Peninsula, Alex. Arch. 4 miles long.

History

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), on September 2, 1793, after John Stewart, master's mate on the ship Discovery, "who made a good survey of it." Vancouver was anchored here from August 22 to September 5, 1793 (Wagner, 1937, p. 417).

Topo Maps

Ketchikan C-6 (1949), Ketchikan C-6 (1949), Ketchikan C-6 (1949), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan C-6 (1952), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan C-6 (1995), Ketchikan C-6 NW (2017),
Places Near Port Stewart
Cities:

Yes Bay,

Archipelagos:

Tatoosh Islands,

Areas:

Tatoosh Rocks,

Bars:

Bittersweet Rock,

Bays:

Port Stewart, Bond Bay, Bushy Point Cove, Convenient Cove, Emerald Bay, Francis Cove, Helm Bay, Moser Bay, Naha Bay, Neets Bay, Raymond Cove, Smugglers Cove, Spacious Bay, Wadding Cove, Yes Bay,

Capes:

Point Francis, Betton Point, Bluff Point, Brow Point, Bushy Point, Chin Point, Cleveland Peninsula, Cod Point, Eaton Point, Escape Point, Heckman Point, Helm Point, Indian Point, Mike Point, Nose Point, Snail Point, Syble Point, Tatoosh Point,

Channels:

Blind Pass,

Islands:

Back Island, Betton Island, Black Island, Bug Island, Cache Island, Cedar Island, Forss Island, Gedney Island, Grant Island, Hump Island, Joe Island, Moser Island, Square Island, Stack Island, Sunshine Island, Thomas Island, Trunk Island,

Lakes:

Bugge Lake, Cessnun Lakes, Helm Lake, Smugglers Lake,

Mountains:

Gold Mountain, Mount Marr,

Mountain Passes:

Gedney Pass,

Streams:

Falls Creek, Granite Creek, Hofstad Creek, Smugglers Creek, Walker Creek, Wasta Creek, Wolverine Creek,