Information About

Seal Rocks

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Seward

About

6 mi. S of Matushka I. in Gulf of Alaska, 44 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History of Seal Rocks

Named "K(amen) Sivuchi," meaning "sealion rocks," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); erroneously translated in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound C-8 (1951), Blying Sound C-8 (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound C-8 (1952), Blying Sound C-8 (1952), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound C-8 SE (2017),

Places Near Seal Rocks

Archipelagos:

Chiswell Islands,

Bays:

Cataract Cove, Chat Cove, Cliff Bay, Crater Bay, Fire Cove, Ripple Cove, Taz Basin,

Capes:

Aialik Cape, Granite Cape, Toe Point,

Channels:

Dora Passage, Granite Passage, Petes Pass,

Hills:

Aligo Point,

Islands:

Beehive Island, Chat Island, Chiswell Island, Dora Island, Granite Island, Harbor Island, Hub Rock, Lone Rock, Matushka Island, Natoa Island, No Name Island, Seal Rocks, Twin Islands, Verdant Island,