Information About

Pye Islands

Pye Islands

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Seldovia

Elevation:

807 ft (245.97 m)

Islands:

Outer Island, Ragged Island,

About

group of islands on E side of Nuka Bay, 50 mi. E of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.

History of Pye Islands

So named by Captain Portlock (1786 track chart), RN, as Pye's Islands. These islands were called "O(strova) Piy" or "Piy Islands" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and "Pye Islands" by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia B-2 (1951), Seldovia B-2 (1951), Seldovia B-2 (1953), Seldovia B-2 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia B-2 NE (2017),

Places Near Pye Islands

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Bars:

Bays:

Ariadne Cove, Black Bay, Chance Cove, Chance Lagoon, James Lagoon, McArthur Cove, McCarty Fiord, McCarty Lagoon, Midnight Cove, Moonlight Bay, Morning Cove, North Arm Nuka Bay, Nuka Bay, Oaring Cove, Palisade Lagoon, Pilot Harbor, Quartz Bay, Roaring Cove, Surprise Bay, Thunder Bay, West Arm Nuka Bay, Wildcat Cove,

Capes:

Harrington Point, Hoof Point, Moss Point, Steep Point, Yalik Point,

Channels:

Kitten Pass, McArthur Pass, Wildcat Pass,

Islands:

Ariadne Island, Beautiful Isle, Outer Island, Rabbit Island, Ragged Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Black Mountain, Palisade Peak, Storm Mountain,

Streams: