Information About

Whale Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 50' 39.001" N,
133 ° 41' 17.002" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Whale Rock in Detail.

About

at mouth of Davidson Inlet, 0.5 mi. SW of Whale Head Island, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1904 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). "The rock looks like a whale at low tide."

Topo Maps

Craig D-6 (1951), Craig D-6 (1951), Craig D-6 (1951), Craig D-6 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig D-6 SE (2017),

Places Near Whale Rock

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Dome Islets, Maurelle Islands,

Bars:

Desconocida Reef, Slide Reef,

Bays:

Port Alice, Anguilla Bay, Cone Bay, Davidson Inlet, Edna Bay, False Cove, Fishermans Harbor, Halibut Harbor, Iphigenia Bay, Nagasay Cove, Pole Anchorage, Survey Cove, Tokeen Cove, Van Sant Cove, Warm Chuck Inlet, Warren Cove,

Capes:

Point Desconocida, Point Hardscrabble, Bay Point, Boot Point, Cape Lynch, Cape Pole, Dead Tree Point, Limestone Point, Surf Point,

Channels:

Bocas De Finas, Cosmos Pass, Fake Pass, Launch Passage, Straw Pass, Warren Channel, White Cliff Passage,

Cliffs:

Derrumba Ridge, Whale Head, White Cliff, White Cliff,

Islands:

Anguilla Island, Black Rock, Bushtop Island, Clump Island, Eagle Island, Emerald Island, Entrance Island, Epsilon Rock, Esquibel Island, Favorita Island, Feather Rock, Fox Rock, Garita Rock, Gas Rock, Green Island, Gull Island, Heceta Island, Hendida Island, Kosciusko Island, Lambda Rock, Losa Island, Pesquera Island, Princesa Island, Quartz Rock, Raso Rock, Round Island, Timbered Island, Tonina Island, Trasera Island, Turtle Island, Twin Islands, Twocrack Island, Warren Island, Whale Head Island, Whale Rock, White Cliff Island, Wood Islands,

Lakes:

Butterball Lake, Mint Lake,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Bald Peak, Cone Peak, Timber Knob, Warren Peak,

Streams:

Charley Creek, Survey Creek, Trout Creek,

Cities:

Cape Pole, Edna Bay, Port Alice,