Information About

Point Countess

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Countess on The Map

Location

60 ° 12' 54" N,
148 ° 5' 12.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Point Countess in Detail.

About

on SE coast of Kenai Peninsula, at N end of Bainbridge Passage, 4.5 mi. S of Chenega, Chugach Mts. sec 32,T2N,R8E,Seward Meridian

History

Named on June 3, 1794, by Captain George Vancouver, (1798, v. 3, p. 178), Royal Navy (RN), for "Captain Countess," RN.

Topo Maps

Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-3 (1951), Seward A-3 (1951), Seward A-3 (1951), Seward A-3 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward A-3 (2000),
Places Near Point Countess
Cities:

Girwood, Horseshoe Bay, Phoenix, Port Benney, Port Crawford,

Archipelagos:

Pleiades Islands,

Bars:

Bishop Rock, Iktua Rocks, Point of Rocks, Procession Rocks,

Basins:

Glory Hole,

Bays:

Aluklik Bay, Chenega Cove, Crab Bay, Deer Cove, Eleshansky Cove, Em-urluq Bay, Ewan Bay, Granite Bay, Guguak Bay, Hogg Bay, Horseshoe Bay, Humpback Cove, Iktua Bay, Italian Bay, Jackpot Bay, Johnson Cove, Kake Cove, Lucky Bay, Masked Bay, Otter Cove, Paddy Bay, Sawmill Bay, Seven Fathom Hole, Shelter Bay, Squirrel Bay, Swanson Bay, Whale Bay, Wilson Bay,

Capes:

Point Waters, Point Countess, Amerk Point, Bainbridge Point, Chenega Point, Evans Point, Ewan Point, Hogg Point, Jackpot Point, Paddy Point, Panhat Point, Powder Point, Rocky Point, Squire Point, Swanson Point,

Channels:

Bainbridge Passage, Dangerous Passage, Knight Island Passage, Latouche Passage, Long Channel, Prince of Wales Passage,

Dams:

Aquaculture Dam, Crab Bay Dam Number 3,

Islands:

Aguliak Island, Bainbridge Island, Bettles Island, Channel Rock, Chenega Island, Chicken Island, Clam Islands, Delenia Island, Evans Island, Ewan Island, Flemming Island, Gage Island, Izmaylov Island, Jackpot Island, Junction Island, Latouche Island, Mummy Island, New Year Island, New Year Islands, Pass Island, Procession Rocks, Ship Island, Sister Rock, Squire Island, Squirrel Island, Verdant Island,

Lakes:

Lake Hayden, Ewan Lake, Fish Lake, Jackpot Lakes, Jaybird Lake, Lake Putnam, San Juan Lake, Snowy Lake,

Mine:

Beatson Mine, Blackbird Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Beatson, Broon Buttes, Claw Peak, Dual Head, Gibbon Peak, Jackpot Peak, Reynolds Peak,

Parks:

Horseshoe Bay State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Wilson River,

Streams:

Frenchy Creek, Jackpot Creek,

Cities:

Chenega, Chenega Bay, Latouche, Port Ashton, Port San Juan,