Information About

Zachary Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Zachary Bay on The Map

Location

55 ° 21' 14" N,
160 ° 37' 36.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Zachary Bay in Detail.

About

on N coast of Unga I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range. 2 miles wide.

History

Named "Zakharovskaia anse" or "Zakharof Bay" by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 267) "for a Russian named Zakharef," according to W. H. Dall Published as "Zachary Bay" in 1872 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Shown as "Coal Harbor" on an 1890 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) chart.

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller B-2 (1963), Port Moller B-2 (1963), Port Moller (1988),
Places Near Zachary Bay
Bars:

Caton Shoal, Popof Reef, Unga Reef, Unga Spit, Weedy Shoals,

Bays:

Acheredin Bay, Balboa Bay, Baralof Bay, Ben Green Bight, Blind Breaker, Coal Harbor, Delarof Harbor, Humboldt Harbor, Lefthand Bay, Lumber Bay, Mud Bay, Red Cove, San Diego Bay, Zachary Bay,

Beaches:

Ocean Beach,

Capes:

Point Aliaksin, Cape Aliaksin, Cross Cape, Danger Point, East Head, Hardscratch Point, North Head, Quartz Point, Sand Point, Swedania Point, West Head,

Channels:

Popof Strait, Unga Strait,

Cliffs:

White Bluff,

Dams:

New England Fish Company Dam Sand Point, Squaw Harbor Dam,

Flats:

Kagayan Flats,

Hills:

Flagstaff Hill,

Islands:

Arch Rock, Cross Island, Egg Island, Elephant Rock, Gull Island, Halfway Rock, Kelly Rock, Little Egg Island, Range Island, Range Islet, Round Island, Unga Island,

Mine:

Apollo Mine,

Mountains:

Apollo Mountain, Bloomer Peak, Red Mountain,

Streams:

Foster Creek,

Cities:

Sand Point, Squaw Harbor, Unga,