▁honor ▁of ▁it . ▁Hard ing ▁Gate way ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁passage ▁between ▁R ug ged ▁and ▁Che val ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Res urre ction ▁Bay ▁is ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁C aines ▁Head , ▁at ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁which ▁Fort ▁McG il v ray ▁is ▁situated , ▁ 6 5 0 ▁feet ▁( 1 9 8 ▁meters ) ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁This ▁fort ification ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁to ▁defend ▁against ▁a ▁possible ▁invasion ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁bay ▁remains ▁ice - free ▁even ▁in ▁winter , ▁making ▁it ▁easily ▁navig able . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁central ▁theme ▁to ▁the ▁song ▁" Res urre ction ▁Bay " ▁by ▁John ▁Craig ie ▁on ▁his ▁album ▁Mont ana ▁T ale . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁" gate way ▁to ▁the ▁Ken ai ▁F j ords " ▁as ▁many ▁water ▁tax is , ▁k ay ak ▁t ours , ▁ang lers , ▁and ▁recre ational ▁bo aters ▁use ▁the ▁bay ▁to ▁access ▁nearby ▁Ken ai ▁F j ords ▁National ▁Park . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Res urre ction ▁Bay ▁has ▁a ▁maximum ▁depth ▁of ▁ 9 7 2 ▁feet , ▁near ▁the ▁coast ▁at ▁C aines ▁Head . It ▁contains ▁many ▁deep ▁cov es , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Th umb , ▁Hum py , ▁Bul ld og , ▁P ony ▁and ▁Derby ▁Cov es . ▁To ▁the ▁west , ▁Res urre ction ▁Bay ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁the ▁A ial ik ▁Pen