Information About

Porcupine Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 49' 54.001" N,
136 ° 21' 37.001" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Pelican

Porcupine Bay in Detail.

About

at head of Islas Bay, 15 mi. NW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1908 by US@C&GS and published in the 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 168). It was also locally called "Ahues Bay," for Captain C.E. Ahues, master of a local fishing vessel.

Places Near Porcupine Bay
Archipelagos:

Palmtree Islands, Porcupine Islands,

Areas:

Urey Rocks,

Bars:

Fran Reef, Frog Rock, Ittar Rock, Minnie Reef, Porcupine Rock, Snipe ock, Star Rock,

Basins:

Bohemia Basin,

Bays:

Baker Cove, Bertha Bay, Canoe Cove, Constantine Cove, Davison Bay, Deer Harbor, Didrickson Bay, Elkugu Bay, Goulding Harbor, Greentop Harbor, Ilin Bay, Islas Bay, Kukkan Bay, Lisianski Inlet, Little Bay, Lost Cove, Lumber Cove, Mirror Harbor, Pelican Harbor, Pinta Bay, Porcupine Bay, Portlock Harbor, Squid Bay, Stag Bay, Surge Bay, Takanis Bay, West Arm Mirror Harbor, Zhilo Cove,

Capes:

Point Partennoi, Point Razbitie, Point Lydonia, Point Satchrun, Point Shultz, Point Simonds, Point Theodore, Point Urey, Point Weigle, Point Dougherty, Point Hope, Cape Cross, Cape Dearborn, Cape Edward, Division Point, Drip Point, Hogan Point, Pole Point, Rock Point, South Point, Takanis Peninsula, Vein Point,

Channels:

Canoe Pass, Caution Passage, Dry Pass, Gig Pass, Imperial Passage, Kukkan Passage, Lisianski Strait, Ogden Passage, South Passage, Surveyor Passage, Tawak Passage,

Cities:

Pelican,

Dams:

Pelican Creek Dam,

Hot Springs:

White Sulphur Springs,

Islands:

Beric Island, Cormorant Island, Duck Island, Edward Islands, Elkugu Island, Esther Island, Fairway Rock, Fleming Island, Gauntlet Island, Grace Island, Greentop Island, Gull Rock, Herbert Graves Island, Hill Island, Hogan Island, Junction Island, Kinky Island, Lock Island, Lydonia Island, Middle Island, Mindalina Island, Miner Island, Myriad Islands, Peer Island, Pluma Island, Post Island, Sholin Island, Skinner Island, Snag Island, Snipe Island, Snipe Rock, Steep Island, Sushilna Island, Tentree Island, Threenob Rock, Triplet Islands, White Crag Island, White Sisters, Winifred Island, Yakobi Island,

Lakes:

Lake Cunningham, Lake Morris, Lake Helen, Lake James, Duck Lake, Lake Elfendahl, Goose Lake, Goulding Lakes, Lake Smiley, Surge Lake, Takanis Lake, Wild Rice Lake,

Mine:

Apex Mine, Cobol Mine, El Nido Mine, Golden Hand Apex Mine, Goldwin Mine,

Mountains:

Apex Mountain, Mount Baker, Mount Barness, Basalt Knob, Big Chief Mountain, Bingham Peak, Mount Crowther, Cub Mountain, Mount Douglas, Mount Drake, Mount Fritz, Goon Dip Mountain, Mount Hill, Mine Mountain, El Nido Peak, North Mountain, Pinnacle Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, Mount Pinta, Mount Raatikainen, Takanis Peak, Tarn Mountain, Wedge Mountain, Yakobi Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Canoe Slough, Fleming Channel, Sea Level Slough, West Arm,

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

Goon Dip River, Goulding River, Porcupine River, Saltery River, Stag River, Stranger River,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Cann Creek, Falls Creek, Fault Creek, Meadow Creek, Pelican Creek, Takanis Creek,

Routes:

Dry Pass Trail, Mine Mountain Trail, Takanis Lake Trail,

Cities:

Sunnyside,