Information About

Rynda Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 32' 29" N,
132 ° 32' 17.002" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

712 ft (217.02 m)

Rynda Island in Detail.

About

in mouth of Stikine River, 7 mi. NW of Wrangell, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1863 by surveyors from the Russian corvette Rynda for their ship in which they made surveys of Stikine River and vicinity under the command of Lieutenant Vladimir Basargin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The Russian Hydrographic Dept. published in 1867 a chart of the Stikine River as a result of this survey.

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-2 (1948), Petersburg C-2 (1951), Petersburg C-2 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-2 SW (1992), Petersburg C-2 (1997), Petersburg C-2 SW (2017),
Places Near Rynda Island
Bars:

City of Topeka Rock, Koknuk Flats,

Bays:

Circle Bay, Deep Bay, Fritter Cove, Ideal Cove, Meter Bight, Mud Bay, Roosevelt Harbor, Shoemaker Bay,

Capes:

Point Rothsay, Point Shekesti, Point Ancon, Point Highfield, Blaquiere Point, Cemetery Point, Cosmos Point, Craig Point, East Point, Garnet Ledge, Gerard Point, Green Point, Hooligan Point, Indian Point, Middle Craig Point, Neal Point, Polk Point, Reef Point, South Craig Point, Wedge Point, Woronkofski Point,

Channels:

Chichagof Pass, Dry Strait, North Arm,

Cities:

Wrangell,

Dams:

Wrangell Lower Dam, Wrangell Upper Dam,

Hills:

Dewey Hill,

Islands:

Camp Island, Coney Island, Deadmans Island, Drag Island, Dry Island, Farm Island, Fivemile Island, Grassy Island, Greys Island, Hat Island, Hidden Island, Kadin Island, Liesnoi Island, Little Dry Island, Pocket Island, Rynda Island, Sergief Island, Sokolof Island, Summit Island, Two Tree Island, Vank Island, Wilson Islands, Woronkofski Island, Young Rock,

Lakes:

Pats Lake, Sunrise Lake,

Mountains:

Ancon Peak, Chichagof Peak, East Mountain, Elephants Nose, Favor Peak, Garnet Mountain, Manzanita Peak, Sam Peak, Sunrise Peak, Sunset Peak, Wilkes Peak, Mount Woronkofski,

Parks:

Ernie Haugen Public Use Area,

Mountain Passes:

Binkleys Slough, Blind Slough, Knig Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Wilkes Range,

Rivers:

North Arm Stikine River, Stikine River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Garnet Creek, Hooligan Slough, Institute Creek, Mallard Slough, Ohmer Creek, Pat Creek,

Routes:

Ideal Cove Trail,

Waterfalls:

Rainbow Falls,