Information About

Polka Peninsula

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 13' 49.001" N,
136 ° 42' 18" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

72 ft (21.95 m)

Polka Peninsula in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, 1.4 mi. NW of Point Villaluenga, on N shore of Grass Sound, 47 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by US@C&GS in 1929. The point of the peninsula is marked by triangulation station Shelf. The Russian word for shelf is polka, the name given to the peninsula.

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather A-3 (1961), Mount Fairweather A-3 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather A-3 NE (2017),

Places Near Polka Peninsula

Cities:

Tlushashakian,

Areas:

Astrolabe Rocks, Graves Rocks,

Bars:

Polka Rock,

Bays:

Astrolabe Bay, Bingham Cove, Boussole Bay, Cross Sound, Dicks Arm, Dixon Harbor, Fern Harbor, Graves Harbor, Hoktaheen Cove, Murk Bay, Murphy Cove, Soapstone Cove, Surge Bay, Taylor Bay, Thistle Cove, Torch Bay,

Capes:

Astrolabe Peninsula, Astrolabe Point, Cape Bingham, Cape Spencer, Hankinson Peninsula, Polka Peninsula, Soapstone Point, Venisa Point, Point Villaluenga,

Dams:

Excursion Inlet Cannery Dam,

Islands:

Libby Island, Sugarloaf Island, Taylor Island, Yakobi Rock, Zip Rock,

Lakes:

Hoktaheen Lake, North Deception Lake, North Trick Lake, South Deception Lake, South Trick Lake,

Mountains:

Bingham Peak, Boussole Head, De Langle Mountain, Horn Mountain,

Rivers:

Dixon River,

Streams:

Annoksek Creek, Hoktaheen Creek,