Description
On N shore of W end of Gasineau Channel, between Auke Bay and the mouth of Mendenhall River, and opposite of Fritz Cove, 9 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History
Named byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)in 1928 for Prof. Thomas Corwin Mendenhall, 1841-1924, Superintendent of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1889-94. See Mendenhall Glacier.