Information About

Surprise Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 45' 23" N,
148 ° 22' 19.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Surprise Cove in Detail.

About

on NE coast of Kenai Peninsula, 1 mi. S of entrance to Passage Canal and 10 mi. SE of Whittier, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by US Grant in 1909 and published by Grant and Higgins (1910-11, p. 402), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Seward D-4 (1951), Seward D-4 (1951), Seward D-4 (1951), Seward D-4 (1951), Seward D-4 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-4 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward D-4 (1995),
Places Near Surprise Cove
Bays:

Port Nellie Juan, Port Wells, Bettles Bay, Blackstone Bay, Cochrane Bay, Culross Bay, East Finger Inlet, Emerald Bay, Entry Cove, Goose Bay, Hidden Bay, Hobo Bay, Hollow Bight, Hummer Bay, Logging Camp Bay, Long Bay, Passage Canal, Picturesque Cove, Pigot Bay, Pirate Cove, Poe Bay, Shady Cove, Shotgun Cove, Squirrel Cove, Surprise Cove, West Finger Inlet, Ziegler Cove,

Capes:

Point Pigot, Point Cochrane, Blackstone Point, Bur Point, Coxcomb Point, Decision Point, Gradual Point, Neptune Point, Slope Point, Squirrel Point, Strong Point, Trinity Point,

Channels:

Culross Passage,

Glaciers:

Bettles Glacier, Billings Glacier, Dirty Glacier, Harriman Glacier, Pigot Glacier, Rainy Glacier, Seth Glacier, Tebenkof Glacier, Wedge Glacier,

Islands:

Culross Island, Emerald Island, Esther Rock, Mink Island,

Lakes:

Lake Jack, Lake Shrode,

Mine:

Granite Mine, Lansing Mine, Portage Mine,

Mountains:

Pigot Benchmark,

Parks:

Bettles Bay State Marine Park, Decision Point State Marine Park, Entry Cove State Marine Park, Surprise Cove State Marine Park, Ziegler Cove State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Passage Peak,

Streams:

Hobo Creek, Hummer Creek,