Information About

Surprise Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Surprise Bay on The Map

Location

59 ° 29' 28" N,
150 ° 30' 2.002" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Surprise Bay in Detail.

About

On the E edge of West Arm Nuka Bay, 46 mi E of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by US Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1911 (Grant and Higgins, 1913, pl. 2).

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia B-2 (1951), Seldovia B-2 (1951), Seldovia B-2 (1953), Seldovia B-2 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia B-2 NE (2017),
Places Near Surprise Bay
Cities:

Yalik,

Archipelagos:

Pye Islands,

Bars:

Pye Reef,

Bays:

Ariadne Cove, Beauty Bay, Chance Cove, Chance Lagoon, Home Cove, James Lagoon, McArthur Cove, McCarty Fiord, McCarty Lagoon, Midnight Cove, Moonlight Bay, Morning Cove, North Arm Nuka Bay, Nuka Bay, Oaring Cove, Palisade Lagoon, Pilot Harbor, Quartz Bay, Roaring Cove, Shelter Cove, Surprise Bay, West Arm Nuka Bay, Wildcat Cove, Yalik Bay,

Capes:

Hardover Point, Harrington Point, Hoof Point, Moss Point, Yalik Point,

Channels:

Kitten Pass, McArthur Pass, Wildcat Pass,

Dams:

Bridge Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Split Glacier,

Islands:

Ariadne Island, Beautiful Isle, Division Island, Nuka Island, Nuka Rock, Outer Island, Pinnacle Rock, Rabbit Island, Ragged Island,

Mountains:

Mount Diablo, Palisade Peak, Storm Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Kenai Mountains,

Rivers:

Nuka River,

Streams:

Babcock Creek, Ferrum Creek,