Information About

Pavlof Harbor

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 50' 44.002" N,
135 ° 1' 27.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Tenakee Springs

Pavlof Harbor in Detail.

About

in Freshwater Bay, 8.5 mi. NE of Tenakee Springs, on E coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named "Gavan Pavlova," meaning "Paul's Harbor" in 1849 by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 8). In 1869 Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), called it "Freshwater Bay." Baker (1906, p. 491) says "Its native (Indian) name is said to be Nasanki."

Topo Maps

Sitka D-4 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka D-4 (1955), Sitka D-4 (1955), Sitka D-4 (1997), Sitka D-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Pavlof Harbor

Archipelagos:

Redcliff Islands,

Bays:

Basket Bay, Cedar Cove, Coffee Cove, Corner Bay, False Bay, Fin Cove, Freshwater Bay, Iyoukeen Cove, Kadashan Bay, Little Basket Bay, Pavlof Harbor, Sunshine Cove, Trap Bay, Wachusett Cove,

Capes:

Point Augusta, Cannery Point, Columbia Point, East Point, East Point, Flints Point, Hill Point, Iyoukeen Peninsula, Point Marsden, North Passage Point, Outer Point, South Passage Point, Sunny Point, West Point,

Cities:

Tenakee Springs,

Dams:

Corner Bay Dam, Kennel Creek Dam,

Islands:

Cedar Island, East Redcliff Island, Grave Island, Heidi Rock, Little Cedar Island, Pinnacle Rock, Rainier Island, Strawberry Island, West Redcliff Island,

Lakes:

Basket Lake, Kook Lake, Pavlof Lake,

Mine:

Kaiser Gypsum Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Parish,

Ridges:

Sonyakay Ridge,

Rivers:

Indian River, Kadashan River, Pavlof River, Salmon River,

Streams:

Basket Creek, Corner Creek, Freshwater Creek, Gypsum Creek, Harley Creek, Hook Creek, Iyouktug Creek, Kennel Creek, Kook Creek, North Fork Freshwater Creek, Seal Creek, Small Creek, Suntaheen Creek, Tonalite Creek, Wukuklook Creek,

Valleys:

Indian River Valley,

Cities:

Cannery, Freshwater Bay,