Information About

Windy Bay

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Location

56 ° 7' 32.002" N,
158 ° 39' 42.998" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Windy Bay in Detail.

About

on S shore of Alaska Peninsula, trends SE 4 mi. to Kuiukta Bay, 16 mi. SW of Chignik; Aleutian Range

History

local name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1916 Coast Pilot (p. 161). So named "because of the strong winds and 'williwaws' encountered there."

Topo Maps

Chignik A-2 (1963), Chignik A-2 (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963),

Places Near Windy Bay

Cities:

Mitrofania,

Bays:

Boomers Cove, Chignik Lagoon, Devils Bay, Fish Ranch Bay, Fishhook Bay, Fishrack Bay, Fishrack Bay, Foot Bay, Herring Lagoon, Ivan Bay, Kuiukta Bay, Mallard Duck Bay, Mitrofania Bay, Mitrofania Harbor, Mud Hole, Portage Bay, Schooner Bay, Seal Bay, Sweater Bay, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Browns Point, Cape Ikti, Diamond Point, Green Point, Hume Point, Jerrys Point, Mensis Point, Packers Point, Pilerack Point, Rabbit Point, Rocky Point,

Dams:

Columbia Wards Fisheries Incorporated Dam,

Flats:

Chignik Flats,

Islands:

Brother Islands, Chignik Island, Three Sisters Rock,

Lakes:

Chignik Lake,

Mountains:

Virgin Peak,

Rivers:

Chignik River, Clark River,

Streams:

Cucumber Creek, Home Creek, Marshinlak Creek, Metrofania Creek, Old Ladies Creek, Packers Creek, Parallel Creek, Spoon Creek, Whalers Creek,

Cities:

Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake,