Information About

Nichols Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Nichols Bay on The Map

Location

54 ° 43' 21" N,
132 ° 7' 44" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Nichols Bay in Detail.

About

extends NW from Dixon Entrance, on S coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1880 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Lieutenant Commander Henry Ezra Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN).

Topo Maps

Dixon Entrance C-1 (1948), Dixon Entrance C-1 (1948), Dixon Entrance C-1 (1948), Dixon Entrance (1951), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance C-1 NE (2017),
Places Near Nichols Bay
Bars:

Brown Bear Rock,

Bays:

Biscuit Lagoon, Brownson Bay, Gardner Bay, Hessa Inlet, Hunter Bay, Kendrick Bay, Little Brownson Bay, Mallard Bay, McLean Arm, Minnie Bay, Minnie Cutoff, Nichols Bay, The Saitchuck, Short Arm Kendrick Bay, South Arm Kendrick Bay, Stone Rock Bay, Tah Bay, West Arm Kendrick Bay, Winter Bay,

Capes:

Point Marsh, Point Nunez, Cape Chacon, Island Point, McLean Point, Surf Point, Whirlpool Point,

Channels:

Bert Millar Cutoff, Buschmann Pass, Hessa Narrows, Thompson Passage,

Cliffs:

Huaji Cliff,

Hills:

Biscuit Knob, Intun Cone, Intungidi Hill,

Islands:

Anchor Island, Bean Island, Douglass Island, The Haystack, Hessa Island, Kendrick Islands, Seagull Island, Stone Rock, Stone Rock, Tah Island, White Rocks,

Lakes:

Hessa Lake, Nichols Lake,

Mountains:

Bokan Mountain, Nichols Mountain,