Alaska Gazetteer
Shelikof Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Shelikof Bay places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Shelikof Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | on W coast of Kruzof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "This feature was probably named in the 1850's by the Russian American Company for Grigori Ivanovich Shelikov, founder of the Russian American Company. The name is shown on a Russian American Company map of 1850 as ""Port Meri ili Zal(iv) Shelikhova,"" meaning ""Port Mary of Shelikov Bay."" The name ""Port Mary"" was given in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN); ""Ensenada de Guadalupe,"" i.e. ""Guadalupe Entrance,"" on August 17, 1775 by Don Juan de la y Quadra (Wagner, 1937, p. 460). See Shelikof Strait." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1375007629 |
| Longitude: | -135.798049927 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Shelikof Bay: Shelikof Bay.
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 Shelikof Bay does not include property ownership information.
