Go to Portland Canal Portland Canal is a narrow water passage that forms part of the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia, Canada. Portland Canal was given its name by George Vancouver in 1793, in honor of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. The...
Go to Point of the Arches Point of the Arches and the adjacent Shi Shi Beach represent a unique section of shoreline located at the edge of the Olympic National Park in Washington State. This wilderness area is now managed by the National Park Service and was...
Go to New Eddystone Rock The New Eddystone Rock is a pillar of basalt, 237 feet (72 m) high, in Behm Canal, about 87 miles (140 km) north-northwest of Prince Rupert and 32 miles (52 km) northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska. It was named in 1793 by Captain George Vancouver...
Go to Rudyerd Bay Rudyerd Bay is a fjord on the mainland of Southeast Alaska, about 37 air miles (60 km) east of Ketchikan, and extending northeast for 14 miles (22.6 km) from the east shore of Behm Canal. The region was first visited by Europeans in 1793 when Captain...
Go to Lucy Islands The Lucy Islands are a small archipelago in Chatham Sound, roughly 11 miles (17 km) west of Prince Rupert, Canada. They constitute a provincially protected conservancy area that contains a nationally significant seabird population, a prominent...
Go to Larsen Bay Larsen Bay extends 6 miles (9.6 km) off of Uyak Bay on the west coast of Kodiak Island. The bay was named for Peter Larsen, a furrier, hunter, and guide from Unga Island. The Alaska Packers Association built the cannery here in 1911 to process salmon...