Information About

Mission Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 52' 23.002" N,
132 ° 48' 6.998" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Hydaburg

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Mission Cove in Detail.

About

extends SE off Howkan Narrows, on W coast of Long I., Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name given in 1882 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), probably for the Presbyterian mission at Howkan village. According to Baker (1906, p. 440) this cove "has also been named 'Hydah' by Sheldon Jackson."

Topo Maps

Dixon Entrance D-3 (1948), Dixon Entrance (1951), Dixon Entrance D-3 (1951), Dixon Entrance D-3 (1951), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance D-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Mission Cove

Cities:

Howkan,

Archipelagos:

Bay Islands, McFarland Islands,

Areas:

South Rocks, Triplet Rocks,

Bars:

Howkan Reef, Mill Reef, Pond Rock, Shoe Rock,

Bays:

Port Bazan, American Bay, Anchorage Cove, Baldy Bay, Bolles Inlet, Chickwan Bight, Cleva Bay, Coning Inlet, Datzkoo Harbor, Dova Bay, Dunbar Inlet, Elbow Bay, Essowah Harbor, Grace Harbor, Ham Cove, Kaigani Harbors, Kasook Inlet, Liscome Bay, Little Daykoo Harbor, McLeod Bay, Mission Cove, Mud Bay, Natoma Bay, Nina Cove, North Kaigani Harbor, Pond Bay, Rose Inlet, Security Cove, Shoe Inlet, South Kaigani Harbor, Touchit Cove, Vesta Bay, Wolk Harbor,

Capes:

Point Bazan, Point Cornwallis, Aurora Point, Cape Magdalena, Cape Muzon, Coning Point, Corlies Point, Datzkoo Point, Dix Point, Essowah Point, Kaigani Point, Keg Point, Lime Point, Liscome Point, Luke Point, Middle Point, Natoma Point, Parrot Point, Reef Point, Rose Point, Security Point, Vesta Point, Point Webster, Wolk Point,

Channels:

Howkan Narrows, Jackson Passage, Kaigani Strait,

Cliffs:

High Point,

Flats:

Sukkwan Lake,

Islands:

Abalone Island, Aston Island, Bushy Island, Channel Islands, Clump Island, Crow Island, Datzkoo Islands, Daykoo Islands, Dead Pine Island, Dolgoi Island, Entrance Island, Grand Island, Grass Island, Jackson Island, Lacey Island, Long Island, Mabel Island, Mellen Rock, Parrot Rock, Reef Island, Reef Islands, Shoe Island, Square Island, West Mill Rock,

Lakes:

Essowah Lakes, Kasook Lake, Parrot Lake, Lake Seclusion,

Mountains:

Cone Mountain, Grace Mountain, Stripe Mountain, Mount Vesta,

Cities:

Long Island,