Information About

Yes Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Yes Bay on The Map

Location

55 ° 54' 47.999" N,
131 ° 47' 37" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Ketchikan

Yes Bay in Detail.

About

extends NW off Behm Canal, on NE coast of Cleveland Peninsula, Alex. Arch.

History

Name published as "Yess Bay" in the 11th Census in 1890 (1893, p. 23); derived from the Tlingit Indian word "yas" meaning "mussel." was called "Mcdonald Bay" in 1879 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Ketchikan D-6 (1952), Ketchikan D-6 (1952), Ketchikan D-6 (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan D-6 (1953), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan D-6 (2000), Ketchikan D-6 NE (2017),
Places Near Yes Bay
Cities:

Yes Bay,

Bays:

Port Stewart, Bailey Bay, Bushy Point Cove, Convenient Cove, Frosty Bay, Neets Bay, Neets Bay, Rockfish Cove, Santa Anna Inlet, Spacious Bay, Sunny Bay, Traitors Cove, Yes Bay,

Capes:

Point Santa Anna, Bluff Point, Brow Point, Bushy Point, Chin Point, Curlew Point, Fin Point, Heckman Point, Indian Point, Nose Point, Snail Point, Snipe Point, Syble Point,

Channels:

Blind Pass, Gedney Pass, Hassler Pass, Seward Passage,

Islands:

Black Island, Bug Island, Change Island, Clam Island, Gedney Island, Hassler Island, Square Island,

Lakes:

Lake Helen, Lake Bess, Boulder Lake, Clay Lake, Halfmoon Lake, Lake Maude, Lake McDonald, Lake Nellie, Reflection Lake, Lake Rowena, Lake Shelokum, Standing Rock Lake,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Table Mountain, Twin Rift,

Mountain Passes:

Gedney Pass,

Streams:

Frosty Creek, Hofstad Creek, Spring Creek, Walker Creek, Wasta Creek, Wolverine Creek,