Information About

Shelter Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Shelter Bay on The Map

Location

60 ° 25' 41.999" N,
146 ° 38' 53.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Shelter Bay in Detail.

About

on W coast of Hinchinbrook I., 32 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History

Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1900. Probably so named for the shelter the lagoon would provide for vessels during stormy weather.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova B-8 (1951), Cordova B-8 (1951), Cordova B-8 (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova B-8 (1953), Cordova B-8 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959),
Places Near Shelter Bay
Cities:

Nuchek,

Bars:

Naucestaarwikcak Point, The Seven Sisters,

Bays:

Port Etches, Anderson Bay, Constantine Harbor, Deer Cove, Double Bay, English Bay, Garden Cove, Shelter Bay,

Capes:

Point Barber, Point Horn, Bear Cape, Cape Hinchinbrook, Eagle Point, Johnstone Point, Phipps Point, Punta de la Cruz, Qengnaswik Point, Shelter Point,

Channels:

Hinchinbrook Entrance,

Islands:

Porpoise Rocks, Bocharov Island, Garden Island, Hinchinbrook Island,

Mountains:

Signal Mountain,

Parks:

Hinchinbrook Lighthouse Reserve,

Streams:

Anderson Creek, Bear Creek, Constantine Creek, Double Creek, Eagle Creek, Etches Creek, Garden Creek, Horn Creek, Kanuwalem Kuiya Creek, Nuchek Creek,