Information About

Port Gravina

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Valdez

About

on N edge of Orca Bay, 22 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mountains. 9 miles wide.

History of Port Gravina

Named by Salvador Fidalgo when he took possession June 10, 1790. Probably named for Frederico Gravina, a prominent Spanish naval officer of the day (Wagner, 1937, p. 390).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova C-6 (1953), Cordova C-6 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova C-6 (2000),

Places Near Port Gravina

Bars:

Gravina Rocks, Loon Rock, Middle Ground Shoal,

Bays:

Port Fidalgo, Port Gravina, Beartrap Bay, Canoe Passage, Comfort Cove, Fish Bay, Hells Hole, Irish Cove, Olsen Bay, Orca Bay, Parshas Bay, Saint Matthews Bay, Whalen Bay, Whiskey Cove, Yelper Cove,

Capes:

Gravina Point, Makarka Point, Parshas Point,

Glaciers:

Glacier G213914E60880N, Glacier G213941E60895N, Glacier G213945E60907N, Glacier G213971E60895N, Silver Glacier,

Islands:

Gravina Island, Hawkins Island, Piledriver Rock,

Lakes:

Makarka Lakes,

Mountains:

Mount Denson,

Parks:

Canoe Passage State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Gravina River,

Streams:

Canoe Creek, Canyon Creek, Control Creek, East Fork Olsen Bay Creek, Hawkins Creek, Makarka Creek, West Fork Olsen Bay Creek,