Information About

Emerald Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 57' 7.999" N,
147 ° 1' 36.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Emerald Cove in Detail.

About

on SE side of Columbia Bay, 58 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 0.5 mile wide.

History

So named in 1910 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because of the greeness of shores and water."

Topo Maps

Seward D-1 (1951), Seward D-1 (1951), Seward D-1 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-1 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward D-1 (1995),
Places Near Emerald Cove
Bars:

Bligh Reef,

Bays:

Chamberlain Bay, Columbia Bay, Eagle Bay, Emerald Cove, Finski Bay, Granite Cove, Growler Bay, Heather Bay, Heather Bay, Jackson Cove, Jackson Hole, Jade Harbor, Long Bay, Useless Cove,

Capes:

Point Freemantle, Bull Head, Cave Point, Elder Point, Elf Point, Finski Point, Flent Point, Long Point,

Channels:

Lutris Pass,

Glaciers:

First Branch Columbia Glacier (not official),

Islands:

Glacier Island, Growler Island, Heather Island, Reef Island,

Lakes:

Boreas Lake, Devish Lake, Kadin Lake, Lake Number One, Terentiev Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Freemantle, Great Nunatak, Round Mountain,

Rivers:

Number One River,

Streams:

Fault Creek,

Routes:

Jackson Hole Portage, Lookout and Panorama Point Trail,