Information About

Ursus Cove

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ursus Cove on The Map

Location

59 ° 31' 19.999" N,
153 ° 41' 58.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Newhalen

Ursus Cove in Detail.

About

enters Kamishak Bay on SE coast of Alaska Peninsula, 14 mi. NW of Augustine I., Aleutian Ra

History

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.

Topo Maps

Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna C-2 (1958), Iliamna C-2 (1958), Iliamna C-2 (1958),
Places Near Ursus Cove
Bars:

Black Reef, Turtle Reef,

Bays:

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

Capes:

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

Cliffs:

Fortification Bluff,

Islands:

White Gull Island,

Lakes:

Summit Lakes,

Mountains:

Brown Peak, The Cone,

Ridges:

Step Mountain,

Streams:

Sunday Creek, Williams Creek,