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Seldovia

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Location

59 ° 26' 17.002" N,
151 ° 42' 41" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Elevation

56 ft (17.07 m)

Seldovia in Detail.

About

population 460, on W coast of Kenai Peninsula, on E shore of Seldovia Bay, 16 mi. SW of Homer, Chugach Mts.

History

This village, named for the nearby bay, is recorded in the 1880 Census as consisting of "68 Kodiak natives and 3 Creoles. They are sea-otter hunters and live here in log-houses, and have a small chapel. "The 1890 Census (p. 163) gives the population as 99; 19 families in 17 houses with a small chapel. Seldovia post office was established in 1898 (Ricks, 1965, p. 57).

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Places Near Seldovia
Cities:

Ostrovski,

Bars:

Bird Reef, Dangerous Cape Reef, MacDonald Spit,

Bays:

Coal Cove, Ducan Slough, Port Graham, Jakolof Bay, Johnson Slough, Kasitsna Bay, Seldovia Bay, Tulcan Slough,

Capes:

Barabara Point, Dangerous Cape, Point Naskowhak, Nubble Point, Point Pogibshi, Russian Point, Seldovia Point, Watch Point,

Cities:

Homer, Seldovia,

Cliffs:

Gray Cliff, Red Bluff,

Dams:

Fish Creek Dam, Port Graham Dam Number 1, Port Graham Dam Number 2, Seldovia Upper Dam,

Fictional Places:

Kaneq,

Islands:

Camel Rock, Cronin Island, Herring Islands, Hesketh Island, Passage Island, Powder Island,

Lakes:

Beluga Lake, Seldovia Lagoon, Seldovia Lake, Seldovia Reservoir, Trena Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Bede, Cone Mountain, Mount Mills,

Parks:

Mariner Park,

Mountain Passes:

Seldovia Slough,

Rivers:

Seldovia River,

Streams:

Barabara Creek, Bidarki Creek,

Valleys:

Woodard Canyon,

Cities:

Jakolof Bay, Nanwalek, Port Graham, Seldovia Village,