History of Ursus Cove

According to G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the local name for this feature in 1904 was Bear Cove. Howaver, owing to the multiplicity of "bear" names throughout Alaska, Board on Geographic Names (BGN) renamed the bay using the Latin Ord for bear.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Ursus Cove

Black Reef, Turtle Reef,

Cottonwood Bay, Iliamna Bay, Rocky Cove, Ursus Cove,

AC Point, Diamond Point, Knoll Head, North Head, South Head, Tignagvik Point, Ursus Head,

Fortification Bluff,

White Gull Island,

Summit Lakes,

Brown Peak, The Cone,

Step Mountain,

Sunday Creek, Williams Creek,