Information About

Port Wells

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Port Wells on The Map

Location

60 ° 53' 29" N,
148 ° 10' 45.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Port Wells in Detail.

About

extends S 14 mi. from S end of College Fiord to Wells Passage, 16 mi. E of Whittier; Chugach Mts.

History

named in 1794 by Captain Vancouver (Wagner, 1937, p. 421), Royal Navy (RN), "perhaps for Edward Wells, mathematician and geographer."

Topo Maps

Seward D-4 (1951), Seward D-4 (1951), Seward D-4 (1951), Seward D-4 (1951), Seward D-4 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-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 D-4 (1995), Seward D-4 NE (2017),
Places Near Port Wells
Bays:

Lake Bay, Port Wells, Barry Arm, Barry Arm Port Wells, Bettles Bay, Cochrane Bay, Culross Bay, Entry Cove, Esther Bay, Goose Bay, Granite Bay, Harriman Fiord, Harrison Lagoon, Hidden Bay, Hobo Bay, Hummer Bay, Long Bay, Pigot Bay, Pirate Cove, Quillian Bay, Serpentine Cove, Shoestring Cove, Surprise Cove, Surprise Inlet, West Twin Bay, Ziegler Cove,

Capes:

Point Pigot, Point Cochrane, Point Culross, Point Esther, Blackstone Point, Bush Point, Point Doran, Hodgkins Point, Pakenham Point, Slope Point, Tipping Point,

Channels:

Culross Passage, Doran Strait, Perry Passage, Wells Passage,

Glaciers:

Baker Glacier, Detached Glacier, Penniman Glaciers, Toboggan Glacier, Wedge Glacier,

Islands:

Culross Island, Esther Island, Esther Rock,

Lakes:

Esther Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Curtis, Mount Doran, Mount Muir, Pigot Benchmark,

Parks:

Bettles Bay State Marine Park, Entry Cove State Marine Park, Granite Bay State Marine Park, South Esther Island State Marine Park, Surprise Cove State Marine Park, Ziegler Cove State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Avery River,

Streams:

Hobo Creek, Hummer Creek, Lagoon Creek,

Cities:

Golden,