Information About

Sanford Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 40' 45.998" N,
133 ° 29' 1" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Sanford Cove in Detail.

About

on S shore of Endicott Arm, 2 mi. SW of Sumdum I. and 55 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1889 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for Lawson Sanford, a member of his survey party. The name was published by US@C&GS in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 148).

Topo Maps

Sumdum C-5 (1948), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum C-5 NE (2017),

Places Near Sanford Cove

Cities:

Sumdum,

Archipelagos:

Round Islets,

Bars:

Thistle Ledge, Wood Spit,

Bays:

Dry Bay, Holkham Bay, Sand Bay, Sanford Cove, Sunset Cove, Williams Cove, Windham Bay,

Capes:

Point Lookout, Point Astley, Point Coke, Point League, Rock Point, Rocky Point, Point Windham,

Channels:

The Narrows,

Glaciers:

Sumdum Glacier,

Islands:

Bushy Islands, Harbor Island, Round Islet, Sumdum Island, Sunset Island,

Lakes:

Icefall Lake, Taylor Lake,

Locales:

Windham,

Mine:

First Basin Mine, K and D Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Sumdum,

Rivers:

Chuck River,

Streams:

Libby Creek, Powers Creek, Slate Creek, Spruce Creek, Sylvia Creek, Taylor Creek,

Routes:

Windham Bay Trail,

Cities:

Hobart Bay,