Prince William Sound · AK
Chenega
A Sugpiaq village rebuilt after the 1964 tsunami.
- Population
- 59 (2020 census)
- Tsunami
- 1964
- New village
- 1984
Then
- 1964
The tsunami destroys the village on Chenega Island, killing 26 of 68 people.
- 1984
Residents move into the new village at Crab Bay on Evans Island.
- 1989
The Exxon Valdez spill hits the village's economy again.
Now
Chenega Bay is reached only by boat or plane. This place covers the southwestern Sound, Knight Island, Montague Island and Port Bainbridge.
25 tide stations around Chenega
- Sawmill Bay, Evans Island2.1 mi
- Guguak2.6 mi
- Latouche, Latouche Island3.6 mi
- Hogg Bay, Port Bainbridge6.4 mi
- Bainbridge Point, Bainbridge Island9.2 mi
- Point Helen10.4 mi
- Point Elrington, Elrington Island11.5 mi
- Hanning Bay13.8 mi
- Macleod Harbor14.2 mi
- 5 miles NE of Point Brazil, Montague Island14.7 mi
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- Chenega Island, southwest end15.5 mi
- Snug Harbor, Knight Island16.3 mi
- Chenega Island, Dangerous Passage18.9 mi
- Port Audrey21.0 mi
- Perch Point21.6 mi
- Patton Bay22.2 mi
- Bay of Isles, South Arm23.4 mi
- Gibbon Anchorage, Green Island24.3 mi
- Wooded Islands24.8 mi
- Port Chalmers28.9 mi
- Herring Point29.3 mi
- Louis Bay29.8 mi
- Seal Island32.3 mi
- Smith Island40.2 mi
- Naked Island, McPherson Passage47.7 mi