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Admiralty Cove

Admiralty Cove

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Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
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Located in Young Bay, north coast of Admiralty Island, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) southwest of Point Young and 16 km (10 mi) southwest of Juneau; Alexander Archipelago.

History of Admiralty Cove

Named "Auke Bay" by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1868 after a subdivision of the Tlingit Indians living there. Another Auke Bay, 19.3 km (12 mi) to the north, Board on Geographic Names (BGN) changed the name to Admiralty Cove in 1917.

Places Near Admiralty Cove
Cities:

Auke, Fish Creek, New Boston, Treadwell, Tsantikihin,

Areas:

Gull City,

Bars:

Battleship Reef, Dornin Rock, George Rock, Gibby Rock, Horse Shoal, Mendenhall Bar,

Basins:

Evergreen Bowl, Last Chance Basin,

Bays:

Admiralty Cove, Auke Bay, Auke Nu Cove, Fritz Cove, Hawk Inlet, Indian Cove, Lena Cove, Piledriver Cove, Pileriver Cove, Smugglers Cove, Square Cove, Young Bay,

Beaches:

Young Beach,

Capes:

Auke Cape, Cube Point, Entrance Point, False Arden, Hawk Point, Point Hilda, Hut Point, Indian Point, Inner Point, Point Lena, Point Louisa, Mendenhall Peninsula, Middle Point, Norway Point, Outer Point, Spaulding Point, Spuhn Point, Sunny Point, Point Young,

Channels:

Gastineau Channel,

Cities:

Juneau,

Dams:

Douglas Island Reservoir Dam, Salmon Creek Dam, Switzer Creek Number 2 Dam,

Glaciers:

Ptarmigan Glacier,

Hills:

Court House Hill, Pederson Hill, Starr Hill,

Islands:

Battleship Island, Coghlan Island, Colt Island, Douglas Island, Horse Island, Indian Island, Juneau Island, Portland Island, Scull Island, Shaman Island, Spuhn Island, Suedla Island,

Lakes:

Auke Lake, Cropley Lake, Slide Lake, Young Lake,

Mine:

Alaska Empire Mine, Lemon Creek Pit, Treadwell Glory Hole,

Mountains:

Mount Anderson, Auke Mountain, Mount Ben Stewart, Mount Bradley, Cairn Peak, Eagle Peak, Mount Juneau, Mount Maria, Mount Meek, Saddle Mountain, Table Top Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Topless Peak, Mount Troy, Vesper Peak,

Parks:

Auke Recreation Area,

Ridges:

Blackerby Ridge, Canyon Ridge, Chicken Ridge, Heintzleman Ridge, The Horn, Ptarmigan Ridge, Salmon Creek Divide,

Rivers:

Mendenhall River,

Streams:

Admiralty Creek, Arastra Creek, Auke Creek, Auke Nu Creek, Bay Creek, Bear Creek, Bear Creek, Canyon Creek, Cove Creek, Duck Creek, Eagle Creek, Elevenmile Creek, Falls Creek, Falls Creek, Fish Creek, Fowler Creek, Gold Creek, Grant Creek, Greens Creek, Hendrickson Creek, Hilda Creek, Johnson Creek, Jordan Creek, Kowee Creek, Lake Creek, Lawson Creek, Lemon Creek, Lena Creek, Montana Creek, Neilson Creek, Ninemile Creek, Paris Creek, Peterson Creek, Salmon Creek, Sawmill Creek, Snowslide Creek, Stink Creek, Switzer Creek, Waydelich Creek,

Routes:

Marmion Island Trail, Lemon Creek Trail, Moller Ski Trail, Mount Roberts Trail, Perserverance Trail, Peterson Creek Trail, Rainforest Trail, Young Lake Trail,

Valleys:

Gold Creek Valley, Impregnable Basin, Mendenhall Valley, Snowslide Gulch,

Cities:

Auke Bay, Douglas, Fairhaven, Hawk Inlet, Lemon Creek, Lena Beach, Mendenhall Valley, Mendenhaven, Starr Hill, Vanderbilt Hill, West Juneau,

Waterfalls:

Ebner Falls,