Information About

Queen Inlet

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Location

58 ° 56' 19" N,
136 ° 33' 6.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Queen Inlet in Detail.

About

on Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Monument, 1 mi. N of Composite I. and 68 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1892 by Reid (1896, p. 422) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the Steamship (SS) Queen, which was the first ship to sail to the upper part of Glacier Bay.

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1950), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Queen Inlet

Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Glacier Bay, Hugh Miller Inlet, Queen Inlet, Rendu Inlet, Scidmore Bay, Tidal Inlet,

Capes:

Gilbert Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Andrews Glacier, Baldwin Glacier, Carroll Glacier, Cushing Glacier, Hugh Miller Glacier, Loomis Glacier, Morse Glacier, Muir Glacier, Plateau Glacier, Romer Glacier, Scidmore Glacier, Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Composite Island, Triangle Island,

Lakes:

Vivid Lake,

Mountains:

Black Cap Mountain, Gable Mountain, Gullied Peak, Mount Merriam, Sentinel Peak, Mount Wordie,

Ridges:

Bruce Hills, Emerson Peaks,