Information About

Swanson Harbor

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Location

58 ° 12' 6.001" N,
135 ° 5' 56" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Swanson Harbor in Detail.

About

at mouth of Lynn Canal, between Couverden, Ansley, and Entrance Is., 25 mi. SW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), and published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 193).

Topo Maps

Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau A-4 (1995), Juneau A-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Swanson Harbor

Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Faust Rock, Hanus Reef, North Ledge, Sisters Reef,

Bays:

Barlow Cove, Coot Cove, Curlew Ledge, Funter Bay, Howard Bay, Swanson Harbor, Whitestone Harbor,

Beaches:

The Sand Beach,

Capes:

Point Augusta, Barlow Point, Clear Point, Point Couverden, False Point Retreat, Point Howard, Point Retreat,

Channels:

Saginaw Channel,

Cliffs:

No Use Ledge, Sharp Ledge,

Dams:

Tenakee Spring School Dam, Tenakee Springs Dam,

Islands:

Ansley Island, Bare Island, Barlow Island, Couverden Island, Couverden Rock, Entrance Island, Gauge Island, The Kittens, Ledge Island, Naked Island, Pulizzi Island, Rat Island, Rocky Island, The Sisters, Spasski Island, Star Rock, Station Island,

Lakes:

Parks:

Funter Bay State Marine Park,

Streams:

Cordwood Creek, Spasski Creek, Suntaheen Creek,

Cities: