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Resurrection Bay

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is one of the few developed parks in the area, featuring offshore mooring buoys for small boats, beach camping, and two public-use cabins. Visitors can view Porcupine Glacier, Spoon Glacier, and Prospect Glacier from the park.
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It is called the "gateway to the Kenai Fjords" as many water taxis, kayak tours, anglers, and recreational boaters use the bay to access nearby
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Resurrection Bay has a maximum depth of 972 feet (296 m), near the coast at Caines Head. It contains many deep coves, most notably
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is a 1,135-acre (459 ha) undeveloped park, popular with kayakers, with beach camping and tidepooling.
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were named in honor of it. Harding Gateway refers to the passage between Rugged and Cheval Islands.
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Resurrection Bay is the location of Caines Head, at the summit of which
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is here. Many visit it by boat, but there is a trail from
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Coves. To the west, Resurrection Bay is bordered by the
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is situated 650 feet (200 meters) above sea level. This
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Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area
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Sunny Cove State Marine Park
Resurrection Bay (novel)

Resurrection Bay is located in Alaska
Kenai Peninsula
Alaska
59°58′12″N 149°22′52″W / 59.970°N 149.381°W / 59.970; -149.381
Primary inflows
Resurrection River
Fourth of July Creek
Likes Creek
Basin
Islands
Fox Island
Rugged Island
Derby Cove
Thumb Cove
Humpy Cove
Bulldog Cove
Pony Cove
Seward
Lowell Point

fjord
Kenai Peninsula
Alaska
United States
Seward
Alexandr Baranov
Gulf of Alaska

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