Alaska Gazetteer
Spokane Cove is a physical feature (bay) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
Sorry, no local resorces for this location!
| Feature Name: | Spokane Cove |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | In Glacier Bay National Monument, on the E side of Glacier Bay, 20 mi NNW of Gustavus, St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | Named in 1942 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for the excursion steamer Steamship (SS) Spokane. After the great Yakutat Earthquake of 1899 excursion steamers had not been able to get to the vicinity of the Muir Glacier. In 1907, however, the SS Spokane succeeded for the first time in approaching to within one mile of the face of the glacier. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.6974983215 |
| Longitude: | -135.96055603 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Spokane Cove: Spokane 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 Spokane Cove does not include property ownership information.
| Bartlett Cove, AK (17.2 miles S) |
