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Cordova Bay
Cordova Bay is a bay in the Alexander Archipelago of southeast Alaska. It opens onto Dixon Entrance to the south, between Cape Muzon on Dall Island and Point Marsh (a group of small islets just off Prince of Wales Island). The name Puerto Cordova y Cordova was given by the Spanish explorer Lieutenant Don Jacinto Caamaño in 1792, in honor of Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova. The name was published by George Vancouver in 1798. Cordova Bay is bordered on the west by Dall Island, Long Island, Tlevak Strait, and Sukkwan Island, and on the east by Prince of Wales Island. Cordova Bay extends north and west from its mouth to Lime Point, where it connects with Hetta Inlet. The Coast Survey lists the length as about from a point between the SE corner of Long Island and Dewey Rocks to Lime Point and an average width of about from Ship Islands to Lime Point. Hetta Inlet extends a further north, and then turns east for about . Gould Island almost closes the inlet shortly after it tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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