Information About

Traders Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map

Location

57 ° 25' 55.999" N,
134 ° 53' 1" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Elevation

82 ft (24.99 m)

Traders Island in Detail.

About

extend N of Catherine I. in E end of Peril Strait, 23 mi. N of Baranof, Alex. Arch.

History

The largest of this group of islands was called "Traitor Island" by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1869; this name was published on Hydrographic Chart 225. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) erroneously published the name as "Traders" for both the a3 on Traders Head, on E shore of Bechevin Bay, Aleutian Range

Topo Maps

Sitka B-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-3 (1997), Sitka B-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Traders Island

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Midway Reef, Morris Reef, Plover Rock,

Bays:

The Basin, Cosmos Cove, Echo Cove, Florence Bay, Hanus Bay, Kasnyku Bay, Kelp Bay, Lindenberg Harbor, Little Basket Bay, Middle Arm Kelp Bay, Sitkoh Bay, South Arm Kelp Bay,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Moses, Point Thatcher, Point Craven, Point Hanus, Point Hayes, False Lindenberg Head, Lindenberg Head, North Point, North Point, Parker Point, Peninsular Point, Portage Point, South Point,

Channels:

Portage Arm, Thatcher Channel,

Cliffs:

Graystone Cliff,

Islands:

Catherine Island, Crow Island, Dead Tree Island, Fairway Island, McClellan Rock, Pond Island, Svensen Rock, Traders Island, White Rock, Yellow Rock, Zubof Rock,

Lakes:

Basket Lake, Goat Lake, Hidden Falls Lake, Sitkoh Lake,

Rivers:

Clear River, Glacial River,

Streams:

Basket Creek, Cutthroat Creek, Sitkoh Creek,

Routes:

Lake Eva Trail, Sitkoh Lake Trail,

Cities:

Waterfalls: