Black Sand Cove – Bay in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1828853

Location

State Alaska

County Ketchikan Gateway

Feature Class Bay

Coordinates

DMS

55°17'10"N 131°37'40"W

Decimal Degrees

55.2861111, -131.6277778

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Ketchikan B-5 SW

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Saxman

2.6 mi NNE

Hydrography

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Description

On SE coast of Gravina Island 6.4 km (4 mi) S of Ketchikan.

Nearby Features

Black Sand Beach Beach · 0.3 mi W
Gravina Point Cape · 0.4 mi ENE
Judy Hill Summit · 1.0 mi NW
Blank Islands Island · 1.1 mi SSW
Walden Rocks Bar · 1.4 mi SE
Blank Inlet Bay · 1.6 mi W
Walden Point Cape · 1.7 mi ESE
Tongass Narrow Channel · 1.9 mi N
Bald Headed Cove Bay · 2.1 mi NNE
California Rock Bar · 2.2 mi NNE

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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