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Emerald Bay

Emerald Bay

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 20 ft (6.1 m)
About

On the NE coast of the Kenai Peninsula, extending SW 0.5 mi from Emerald Island in the S side of Passage Canal, 4 mi NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 0.2 mile wide.

History of Emerald Bay

Local descriptive name published in 1954 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Places Near Emerald Bay
Bays:

Blackstone Bay, Emerald Bay, Entry Cove, Hollow Bight, Logging Camp Bay, Passage Canal, Poe Bay, Shotgun Cove, Smitty's Cove, Squirrel Cove, Surprise Cove,

Capes:

Point Cochrane, Blackstone Point, Bur Point, Decision Point, Gradual Point, Neptune Point, Slope Point, Squirrel Point, Strong Point, Trinity Point,

Cities:

Whittier,

Glaciers:

Beloit Glacier, Bettles Glacier, Billings Glacier, Blackstone Glacier, Burns Glacier, Carroll Glacier, Concordia Glacier, Cotterell Glacier, Dirty Glacier, Glacier G211226E60788N, Glacier G211235E60779N, Glacier G211254E60750N, Glacier G211360E60891N, Harriman Glacier, Lawrence Glacier, Learnard Glacier, Lowell Glacier, Marquette Glacier, Milton Glacier, Northland Glacier, Pigot Glacier, Rainy Glacier, Ripon Glacier, Roaring Glacier, Seth Glacier, Shakespeare Glacier, Surprise Glacier, Tebenkof Glacier, Twentymile Glacier, Wedge Glacier, Whittier Glacier,

Islands:

Emerald Island, Willard Island,

Lakes:

Carmen Lake, Divide Lake,

Mine:

Lansing Mine, Portage Mine,

Mountains:

Baird Peak, Bard Peak, Mount Luther Kelly, Maynard Mountain, Pigot Benchmark, Shakespeare Shoulder,

Parks:

Decision Point State Marine Park, Entry Cove State Marine Park, Surprise Cove State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Portage Pass,

Peaks:

Learnard Peak, Lowell Peak, Mismapped Mountain, Passage Peak, Pico España, Vigesimal Peak,

Rivers:

South Fork Upper Carmen River,

Streams:

Billings Creek, Cove Creek, Whittier Creek, Whittier Creek,

Routes:

Portage Pass Trail,