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Orca Bay is a bay in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Orca Bay is on the north west and west sides of Hawkins Island, extending westward to Johnstone Point of Hinchenbrook Island. Its northwestern corner is demarcated by Knowles Head, between Port Gravina and Fidalgo Bay on the mainland.〔U. S. Coast And Geodetic Survey (1916). (''United States coast pilot: Alaska. Part 2 Yakutat Bay to Arctic Ocean. ) p 40.〕 Its eastern end can be reached from the port of Cordova, Alaska on Orca Inlet. According to the US Board on Geographic Names, Orca Bay was named for the Orca salmon cannery of the Pacific Steam Whaling Company, which operated on the southeast shore of Orca Inlet and in turn was named for that company's ship ''Orca''. Ultimately the name is derived from the orca or killer whale. The bay was named ''Puerto Córdova'' by the Spanish explorer Salvador Fidalgo, in 1790, with the English name “Cordova Bay” marked on charts. It was renamed by the early twentieth century, to avoid confusion with Cordova Bay in Dixon Entrance, at the eastern extreme of the Gulf of Alaska. The United States Navy seaplane tender USS ''Orca'' (AVP-49), in commission from 1944 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1960, was named for Orca Bay.〔Naval Historical Center (''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' "Orca" )〕 ==See also== * Orca Inlet, on the east and south sides of Hawkins Island 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orca Bay (Alaska)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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