{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Bay Of Pillars","identifier":null,"unlocode":null,"city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"Alaska-Canada coastal waters; North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":0,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":56.6,"longitude":-134.233333},"description":"Bay of Pillars is an anchorage, not a freight port, and the distinction matters for anyone planning cargo movements in southeast Alaska. Cut into the west coast of Kuiu Island within the Tongass wilderness, the bay offers sheltered natural anchorage in moderate depths but has no wharves, cargo gear or customs presence, with only the ruins of an 1890s salmon cannery ashore. Containers, breakbulk and dangerous goods cannot be handled here; the nearest commercial ports are Petersburg and Sitka, eac","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/bay-of-pillars-port-2295","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/bay-of-pillars-port-2295","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Bay Of Pillars · United States · Very Small"}