Gulf of Alaska

Gulf of Alaska

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Gulf of Alaska
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The Gulf of Alaska is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are found.

The entire shoreline of the Gulf is a rugged combination of forest, mountain, and a number of tidewater glaciers. Alaska's largest glaciers, the Malaspina Glacier and Bering Glacier spill out onto the coastal lain along the Gulf of Alaska. The coast is also heavily indented, with Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound the two largest connected bodies of water, but also including Yakutat Bay and Cross Sound. Lituya Bay is the site of the largest recorded tsunami in history and is a popular sheltered anchorage for fishing boats.

The Gulf is a great generator of storms. In addition to dumping vast quantities of snow and ice on southern Alaska, resulting in some of the largest concentrations south of the Arctic Circle, many of the storms move south along the coasts of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and as far south as Southern California (primarily during El Nino events). Much of the seasonal rainfall and snowfall in the Pacific Northwest and Southwestern United States comes from the Gulf of Alaska.

2015/12/15
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Kodiak harbor

96nm
291°
The City of Kodiak is situated on the northeast corner of Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska, South of Anchorage and east of the Alaska Peninsula. Kodiak is proud to offer a full range of dockage, boat yard and marine services for commercial fishing, cargo, passenger, and ...
16 Dec 15
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Yakutat Harbor

341nm
65°
Located north of Monti Bay, the small boat harbor is operated by the City and Borough of Yakutat.
Primarily used by smaller commercial fishing boats, the harbor facilities consist of six main floats, a launch ramp and grid.  A seaplane float is located at the end of the ...
16 Dec 15
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Sitka Harbor

464nm
91°
The City and Borough of Sitka Harbor Department operates and maintains 5 boat harbors to include Crescent Harbor, Sealing Cove Harbor, ANB Harbor, Thomsen Harbor and Eliason Harbor.
Phone: 907-747-3439 Fax: 907-747-6278
All transient vessels are required to register with the ...
17 Dec 15
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Port Alexander

495nm
96°
Port Alexander is a city at the southeastern corner of Baranof Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.
17 Dec 15
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Ucluelet

991nm
119°
Petit port .
29 Jul 11
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