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12-686: About 108 miles (174 km) long, Behm Canal separates Revillagigedo Island from the mainland. From the Clarence Strait , Behm Canal extends north and northeast, through the Behm Narrows and by the mouth of the Unuk River , then south to Revillagigedo Channel . The Behm Canal was charted and named by George Vancouver in 1793, in honor of Magnus von Behm , who was the governor of Kamchatka in 1779 when Captain James Cook's ships, with Vancouver among

24-474: A location in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Revillagigedo Island Revillagigedo Island ( Spanish : Isla Revillagigedo , IPA: [reˈβiʝa xiˈxeðo] , English: / r ɛ ˌ v i j ə h i ˈ h eɪ ð oʊ / rheh-vee-yə-hee- HAY -dhoh , locally Revilla , / r ə ˈ v ɪ l ə / ) is an island in

36-573: Is 164 feet (50 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 99928. This village is an extension of the settlement area of Ketchikan northwest along the highway. A saltery was established in Ward Cove in 1883-84 by W. W. Waud. Eugene Wacker was first postmaster of the Wacker post office, which was established 1920. The post office name was changed to Wards Cove in 1951 and then to Ward Cove in 1954. In 2007

48-529: Is separated from the Alaska mainland to the east by Behm Canal , from Prince of Wales Island to the west by the Clarence Strait , and from Annette Island to the south by Revillagigedo Channel and Nichols Passage. The island is traditional Tlingit territory, and by the nineteenth century was divided between the Saanyaa Ḵwáan and Taantʼa Ḵwáan tribes or subdivisions. The first European recorded as having sighted it

60-596: Is the location of a floating cruise ship dock that can accommodate two large ships. The pier went into operation in August, 2021 as restrictions on cruise ships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic began to ease. Norwegian Cruise Line invested in the project which is called the Mill at Ward Cove, and has priority docking rights there. Free bus service to Ketchikan is available to passengers who disembark there. Ward Cove first appeared on

72-642: The Alexander Archipelago in Ketchikan Gateway Borough of the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska . Running about 89 km (50 mi) north-south and 48 km (35 mi) east-west, it is 2,754.835 km (1,063.65 mi ) in area, making it the 12th largest island in the United States and the 170th largest island in the world . Its center is located near 55°38′03″N 131°17′51″W  /  55.63417°N 131.29750°W  / 55.63417; -131.29750 . The island

84-551: The 1930 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Wacker City." In 1940, the census bureau listed all settlements outside of the incorporated cities of Ketchikan and Saxman that could be reached by road on Revillagigedo Island as "Tongass Highway System", which had 494 residents. It did not report in 1950. In 1960, it returned as Wards Cove. In 1970, it was shortened to Ward Cove. In 1980, Ward Cove along with 6 other locales (Mud Bay, Peninsula Point, Port Higgins, Refuge Cove, Shoreline Drive & Tongass Highway System) were placed into

96-707: The crew, arrived at Petropavlovsk shortly after Cook was killed in Hawaii . It was Behm who carried the news of Cook's death to Europe . The canal is used by the Southeast Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility (SEAFAC) as an acoustic testing site for United States Navy submarines. New Eddystone Rock is a craggy, much-photographed basalt island in Behm Canal. 55°56′13″N 131°11′18″W  /  55.93694°N 131.18833°W  / 55.93694; -131.18833 This article about

108-494: The island. The principal industries are fishing , canning , logging and tourism . In addition to the cities, several logging communities are based on barges, which move about the waterways. These serve the unconnected system of logging roads that dot the island and have access to waterfront. Ward Cove, Alaska Ward Cove (also Wacker , Wacker City , or Wards Cove ) is an unincorporated community in Ketchikan Gateway Borough , Alaska , United States. Its elevation

120-487: The newly created census-designated place (CDP) of "North Tongass Highway", which had 1,722 residents. In 1990, it and all 6 other CDP's within Ketchikan Gateway Borough were dissolved (which contained 3,556 residents as of 1980). Aside from a southeastern portion of the former North Tongass Highway CDP being annexed into the city of Ketchikan, most of these locales, including Ward Cove, have not been counted within

132-483: The post office was named in honor of Alice R. Brusich, who served as postmaster from 1954-1985. The village population was 57 at the 1930 census . The name "Ward Cove" was declared official in 1966 by the Board on Geographic Names . The settlement lies on the northern shore of Ward Cove, at the southwestern end of Revillagigedo Island , 4 1 ⁄ 2  mi (7 1 ⁄ 4  km) northwest of Ketchikan. Ward Cove

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144-447: Was Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño in 1792; it was named the following year by British naval officer George Vancouver for Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo , then viceroy of New Spain (Mexico). The island's population was 13,950 as of the 2000 census . The only cities on the island are Ketchikan and Saxman , although the unincorporated community of Ward Cove and the historical community of Loring are also on

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