Alaska Gazetteer
Puget Cove is a physical feature (bay) in Yakutat Borough. The primary coordinates for Puget Cove places it within the 99689 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Puget Cove |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | 0.7 mi. E of Shipyard Cove on Yakutat Roads, 1 mi. N of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain. |
| History: | Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1879 for Lieutenant Peter Puget, Royal Navy (RN), companion of Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), who explored this area in 1794. The name was published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 209). |
| Borough: | Yakutat Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.5622215271 |
| Longitude: | -139.71333313 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Puget Cove: Puget 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 Puget Cove does not include property ownership information.
| Situk, AK (10.4 miles SSE) |
