Orca, Cordova, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States
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- Orca
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- Located on the southeast shore of Orca Inlet, 2.5 miles northeast of Cordova, Chugach Mountains. (AK-T1)
- Named for a fishing vessel of the Pacific Steam Whaling Co. which opened a cannery here at the end of the 19th century. A post office was established here in July 1804, but discontinued in 1909 (Ricks, 1965,p49).(AK-T1)
- 60.579716060° 34' 47.0"N-145.7176780145° 43' 03.6"W
- Cordova 2.9 mi. SW
- Crystal Falls 6.5 mi. S
- Whitshed 11.2 mi. SW
- 481 m
- 756034299
- Updated Apr 24, 2020