Alaska Gazetteer
Portage Cove is a physical feature (bay) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Portage Cove places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Portage Cove |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | on W shore of Chilkoot Inlet, just S of Nukdik Point, 16 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named Portage Bay, by local traders but the name was changed to Portage Cove by the U.S. Navy in 1881, and this form was published by US@C&GS in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 199). |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.2347221375 |
| Longitude: | -135.409729004 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Portage Cove: Portage Cove.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Portage Cove does not include property ownership information.
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Haines, AK
(1.4 miles WSW) Mud Bay, AK (5.3 miles SSE) |
Lutak, AK
(9.2 miles NW) Skagway, AK (15.8 miles NNE) |
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Port Chilkoot, AK
(1.4 miles WSW) Tanani, AK (2.7 miles NNW) |
