Alaska Gazetteer
China Cove is a physical feature (bay) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | China Cove |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | In Tongass National Forest, on the E side of the S point of Coronation Island and 0.6 mi NE of Helm Point, Alex, Arch. 1.7 miles wide. |
| History: | "Named by the Commander of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Hodgson in 1960; ""based on the wreck in 1908 of the vessel Star of Bengal * * *. A total of 110 lives were lost of wHich all but 15 were Orientals.""" |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.8405570984 |
| Longitude: | -134.266113281 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for China Cove: China 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 China Cove does not include property ownership information.
