Geographic Harbour

General.    The attraction here is bear watching and we sighted at least a dozen brown bears during the one afternoon we were there. It is a very well sheltered anchorage although one needs to be careful during the approach.

Reported.    June 2004 by Fine Tolerance

Charts.    NOAA 16580

Approach.    You need a chart here. There is plenty of room but there are so many rock around that you really need to know where you are. The depths rise sharply in most places here so in most areas the depth sounder will give you little warning. The final narrow channel leading into the harbour is quite narrow and has a rocky, shallow part on the starboard side just before the inner end. Be careful and favour the left hand side of the channel at this point. We hit bottom here and in the panic to get off did not take the co-ordinates so unfortunately cannot pass the exact position on.

Anchoring.    Pick the anchorage by depth anywhere in either of the two bays and be sure to allow for safe swinging room as the sides of the harbour shoal quite rapidly

Points of Interest.   Wildlife watching, especially bear's.

 
Entering the channel leading into Geographic Harbour. The two small bays that lead of to the right
when transiting the channel inbound are reported to be unsuitable for anchorage.

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