Information About

Strait Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Strait Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 23' 42" N,
133 ° 42' 23" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Strait Island in Detail.

About

in Sumner Strait, 4.5 mi. NW of Point Baker, Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN); called "Barrie Island" by W. H. Dall (1883, p. 104), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).