Information About

Vank Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 28' 14.999" N,
132 ° 36' 49" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

476 ft (145.08 m)

Vank Island in Detail.

About

8 mi. W of Wrangell, Alex. Arch

History

Published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396 as "O(strov) Vank" or "Vank island."

Topo Maps

Petersburg B-2 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg B-2 (1953), Petersburg B-2 (1953), Petersburg B-2 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg B-2 (1995), Petersburg B-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Vank Island

Bars:

Bays:

Baht Harbor, Circle Bay, Deep Bay, Fritter Cove, Ideal Cove, King George Bay, Little Baht Harbor, Meter Bight, Mud Bay, Roosevelt Harbor, Woodpecker Cove,

Capes:

Point Ancon, Point Howe, Blaquiere Point, Cosmos Point, Craig Point, East Point, Middle Craig Point, Neal Point, Reef Point, Round Point, South Craig Point, Wedge Point, Woronkofski Point,

Channels:

Chichagof Pass, Dry Strait, North Arm, Stikine Strait,

Dams:

Crystal Lake Dam,

Islands:

Drag Island, Dry Island, Etolin Island, Fivemile Island, Greys Island, Hat Island, Hidden Island, Kadin Island, Liesnoi Island, Little Dry Island, Mitkof Island, Pocket Island, Rynda Island, Sergief Island, Sokolof Island, Station Island, Summit Island, Two Tree Island, Vank Island, Wilson Islands, Woronkofski Island,

Lakes:

Kunk Lake, Sunrise Lake,

Mountains:

Ancon Peak, Bessie Peak, East Mountain, Elephants Nose, Favor Peak, Manzanita Peak, Red Mountain, Sam Peak, Sunrise Peak, Sunset Peak, Mount Woronkofski,

Parks:

Ernie Haugen Public Use Area,

Mountain Passes:

Binkleys Slough, Blind Slough, Knig Slough,

Rivers:

Blind River, Stikine River,

Streams:

Routes:

Ideal Cove Trail,