Information About

Tsaa Fiord

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Elevation:

709 ft (216.1 m)

About

On the W side of Icy Bay, 13.5 mi N of Point Riou.

History of Tsaa Fiord

Exposed by the recent retreat of Guyot Glaacier; "Tsaa" is the local Tlingit Indian word meaning "seal". Reportedly there are many seals in the area and they often sun themselves on icebergs in this fiord.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier A-2 (1951), Bering Glacier A-2 (1951), Bering Glacier A-2 (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-2 (1959), Bering Glacier A-2 (1959), Bering Glacier A-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Tsaa Fiord

Bars:

Moraine Reef,

Bays:

Icy Bay, Riou Bay, Taan Fiord, Tsaa Fiord,

Capes:

Claybluff Point, Kageet Point, Kichyatt Point, Point Riou, Point Riou Spit, Tsimpshian Point,

Glaciers:

Daisy Glacier, Guyot Glacier,

Islands:

Gull Island, Moraine Island,

Lakes:

Sacred Lake,

Mountain Ranges:

Guyot Hills, Karr Hills,

Rivers:

Caetani River, Yahtse River,

Streams:

Carson Creek, Independence Creek, Watson Creek,