Information About

Cook Inlet

Cook Inlet

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Fatalities:
  • 10
About

Located west of Kenai Peninsula, extends southwest 220 miles from Anchorage to its junction with Shelikof Strait at Barren Is., Aleutian Range. 30 miles wide.

History of Cook Inlet

Named by the Earl of Sandwich for Captain James Cook, 1728-79, Royal Navy (RN), who explored and mapped the region in 1778. Captain George Vancouver called it "Cooks Inlet" (Wagner, 1937, p. 382). The inlet was recorded as "Zaliv Kenayskoy" or "Kenay (Kenai) Bay" by Sarichev (1826, map 3).

Fatalities
August 3, 20244 people died boating Read More
May 22, 20231 person died walking Read More
May 17, 20115 people died boating, clamming Read More
Places Near Cook Inlet
Bars:

Douglas Reef,

Bays:

Cook Inlet, Sukoi Bay,

Capes:

Cape Douglas,

Islands:

Shaw Island,

Cook Inlet Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Cook Inlet.