Information About

The Basin

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 16' 30" N,
134 ° 55' 17" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Angoon

The Basin in Detail.

About

S part of Kelp Bay, on Baranof I., 21 mi. NE of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 1.5 miles wide.

History

Descriptive name given in 1895 by Lieutenant Commander Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1901 Coast Pilot (p. 159).

Topo Maps

Sitka B-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-3 (1997), Sitka B-3 SW (2017),

Places Near The Basin

Cities:

Sitkoh,

Archipelagos:

Eva Islands,

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Midway Reef, Morris Reef, Plover Rock,

Bays:

The Basin, Cosmos Cove, Echo Cove, Ell Cove, Hanus Bay, Kasnyku Bay, Kelp Bay, Lindenberg Harbor, Middle Arm Kelp Bay, South Arm Kelp Bay, Takatz Bay, Warm Spring Bay, Warm Springs Bay, Waterfall Cove,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Moses, Point Thatcher, Point Turbot, Point Craven, Point Hanus, Point Hayes, Deer Point, False Lindenberg Head, Lindenberg Head, North Point, North Point, Portage Point, South Point,

Channels:

Portage Arm, Thatcher Channel,

Cliffs:

Graystone Cliff, White Cliff,

Islands:

Catherine Island, Crow Island, Dead Tree Island, Fairway Island, McClellan Rock, O-Neil Island, Pond Island, Round Island, Svensen Rock, Takatz Islands, Traders Island, White Rock, Yellow Rock, Zubof Rock,

Lakes:

Lake Eva, Baranof Lake, Glacier Lake, Goat Lake, Hidden Falls Lake, Hogan Lake, Kasnyku Lake, Sadie Lake, Salt Lagoon, Takatz Lake,

Mountains:

Bahovec Peak, Bahovec Peak,

Rivers:

Baranof River, Clear River, Glacial River,

Streams:

Cutthroat Creek, Kasnyku Creek, Takatz Creek,

Routes:

Blue Lake to Glacier Lake Trail, Lake Eva Trail,

Cities:

Baranof, Todd,

Waterfalls:

Hidden Falls, Kasnyku Falls,