Information About

Taan Fiord

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Taan Fiord on The Map

Location

60 ° 4' 14.999" N,
141 ° 19' 59.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Yakutat

Taan Fiord in Detail.

About

On the E side of Icy Bay, 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Point Riou, exposed by the recent retreat of Tyandall Glacier.

History

Tlingit Indian word meaning "Sea Lion".

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-1 (1985), Bering Glacier A-1 SW (2017),
Places Near Taan Fiord
Bars:

Moraine Reef,

Bays:

Icy Bay, Riou Bay, Taan Fiord, Tsaa Fiord,

Capes:

Kageet Point, Kichyatt Point, Point Riou, Point Riou Spit, Tsimpshian Point,

Glaciers:

Coal Glacier, Daisy Glacier, Tyndall Glacier,

Islands:

Gull Island, Moraine Island,

Lakes:

Lake Caetani, Sacred Lake,

Mountain Ranges:

Guyot Hills, Karr Hills,

Rivers:

Caetani River, Yahtse River,

Streams:

Carson Creek, Independence Creek,