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Chilkat Islands

Chilkat Islands

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Haines
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 95 ft (28.96 m)
About

group of islands at N end of Lynn Canal, 2.5 mi. NE of Sullivan I., and 30 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History of Chilkat Islands

Named in 1880 by Captain La. A. Beardslee, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Alaska Coast Pilot (p. 196). The islands include Kataguni, Shikosi, Anyaka, and Talsani Islands.

Places Near Chilkat Islands
Archipelagos:

Chilkat Islands,

Bars:

Jenkins Rock, Johnson Rock, Sherman Rock,

Bays:

Carrs Cove, Chilkat Inlet, Chilkoot Inlet, Kalhagu Cove, Kelgaya Bay, Letnikof Cove, Mud Bay, Paradise Cove, Portage Cove, Pyramid Harbor, Rescue Harbor, Shiyi Bay,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Battery Point, Chilkat Peninsula, False Battery Point, Glacier Point, Green Point, Kaskulu Point, Kelgaya Point, Lehunua Point, Nukdik Point, Seduction Point, Point Sherman,

Cities:

Haines,

Dams:

Louie Nelson Homestead Dam,

Fictional Places:

Cicely,

Glaciers:

Davidson Glacier,

Islands:

Anyaka Island, Dalasuga Island, Eldred Rock, Kataguni Island, Kochu Island, Lehunua Island, Pyramid Island, Shikosi Island, Sullivan Island, Sullivan Rock, Talsani Island,

Lakes:

Independence Lake, Lily Lake, Rustabach Lake, Rutzebeck Lake,

Mine:

Comet Mines, Horrible Mine, Ivanhoe Mine, Kensington Mine, Ophir Mine,

Mountains:

Lions Head Mountain, Mount Riley, Sinclair Mountain, Sullivan Mountain,

Parks:

Chilkat Islands State Marine Park, Chilkat State Park,

Peaks:

Devils Fist, Outkaste Picket, Pheobe Peak, Rage Against the Machine, Rockfall Tower, Rotting Death Spire, Satans Mistress, Selby, Sophia Peak, Termination Peak, The Trickster, Twin, Unholy Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Coast Range, Kakuhan Range,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Glacier River, Katzehin River,

Streams:

Ludaseska Creek, Ophir Creek, Sherman Creek, Sweeny Creek, Yeldagalga Creek,

Routes:

Mount Riley Trail, Battery Point Trail, Nahku Portage, Seduction Point Trail,

Cities:

Mud Bay, Port Chilkoot,

Chilkat Islands Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Chilkat Islands.