Alaska Gazetteer
Arena Cove is a physical feature (bay) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Arena Cove |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | Extends N off Pacific Ocean indenting S shore of Suemez Island, Alex. Arch. 0.8 mile long. |
| History: | "Spanish name meaning ""sand,"" given in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because it is ""shaped like an arena (Eng.), and fringed by beaches of sand."" The ""Sandy Cove"" was applied to this feature by members of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Lydonia, who sounded it in 1921. However, the name was changed because of duplication." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.2230567932 |
| Longitude: | -133.389160156 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Arena Cove: Arena 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 Arena Cove does not include property ownership information.
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