Ivanof Bay Alaska Map

About Ivanof Bay, Alaska

Ivanof Bay is a locality in Lake and Peninsula, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 1. The population density is 0.1 people per km². Ivanof Bay is located at 55.9182°N, 159.4933°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99695.

Ivanof Bay emerges as a serrated edge where the rugged Alaska Peninsula meets the cold, rhythmic push of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 503.3 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 227°T). The land here is a wild, unmanicured expanse that falls under the protection of the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, a status that preserves the raw, elemental character of the coast. To the north, the terrain rises toward the distant, watchful silhouette of Lookout Hill, while the nearby lowlands of Smoky Hollow offer a muted, marshy contrast to the salt-sprayed shoreline. The light at this latitude possesses a thin, crystalline quality, turning the gray water into polished pewter as the tide retreats from the rocky beach, leaving behind the quiet, skeletal remains of driftwood and the lingering scent of brine.

Ivanof Bay draws its quiet endurance from the cycles of the water, sustained by the proximity of the Ivanof River, which spills its cold, glacial runoff into the sea just a mile away. The rhythm of existence here is dictated by the seasonal pulse of the salmon, an economy rooted in the harvest of the currents and the persistent, solitary labor of those who work the tides. Across the water, the silhouette of James Island stands as a permanent sentry against the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, shielding the harbor from the worst of the open-sea swells. Life in Ivanof Bay carries the weight of an immense, indifferent geography, where the silence of the tundra and the sudden, booming splash of a breaching whale define the scale of a day more accurately than any clock.

About This Ivanof Bay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ivanof Bay, Alaska. Coordinates: 55.918199, -159.493298. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ivanof Bay includes the ZIP code (99695), telephone area code (907), county seat of Lake and Peninsula, and school district assignment (Lake and Peninsula Borough School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.