Information About

Culross Passage

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 41' 4.999" N,
148 ° 14' 3.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Culross Passage in Detail.

About

trends N-S between Culross I. and E coast of Kenai Peninsula, from Wells Passage on the N to PortNELLIE Juan on the S, 18 mi. SE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 12 miles long.

History

Named in 1908 by US Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Seward C-4 (1951), Seward C-4 (1951), Seward C-4 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward C-4 (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 C-4 (1995),
Places Near Culross Passage
Bays:

Lake Bay, Port Nellie Juan, Port Wells, Cochrane Bay, Culross Bay, Deep Water Bay, Derickson Bay, East Finger Inlet, Entry Cove, Foul Bay, Goose Bay, Granite Bay, Greystone Bay, Hidden Bay, Hummer Bay, Logging Camp Bay, Long Bay, Main Bay, McClure Bay, Picturesque Cove, Pigot Bay, Pirate Cove, Quillian Bay, Shady Cove, Surprise Cove, West Finger Inlet, Ziegler Cove,

Capes:

Point Pigot, Point Cochrane, Point Culross, Point Esther, Blackstone Point, Coxcomb Point, Division Point, Hodgkins Point, Slope Point, Strong Point,

Channels:

Culross Passage, Perry Passage, Wells Passage,

Dams:

West Gables Cannery Dam,

Glaciers:

Contact Glacier,

Islands:

Applegate Island, Culross Island, Esther Island, Esther Rock, Mink Island,

Lakes:

Cheimoviski Lake, Esther Lake, Falls Lake, Lake Jack, Lake Shrode,

Mine:

Lansing Mine,

Mountains:

Eshamy Peak, Esther Peak, Pigot Benchmark,

Parks:

Entry Cove State Marine Park, Granite Bay State Marine Park, South Esther Island State Marine Park, Surprise Cove State Marine Park, Ziegler Cove State Marine Park,

Routes:

Esther Falls Overlook Trail,

Waterfalls:

Esther Falls,