Information About

Observation Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 10' 0.001" N,
132 ° 43' 22.001" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Elevation

95 ft (28.96 m)

Observation Island in Detail.

About

at W entrance to Steamer Bay, on W coast of Etolin I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A.S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN), whose astronomical station was near the north end of this island.

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg A-3 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-3 (1994), Petersburg A-3 NE (2017),

Places Near Observation Island

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Abraham Islands, Screen Islands,

Areas:

Bars:

Barnacle Rock, Gull Rock, Key Reef, Key Reef Rock, Mariposa Rock, Nesbitt Reef, Rose Rock, Seal Rock,

Bays:

Lake Bay, Coffman Cove, Cooney Cove, Fritter Cove, Johnson Cove, Kindergarten Bay, King George Bay, Meter Bight, Mosman Inlet, Quiet Harbor, Rocky Bay, Steamer Bay,

Capes:

Point Nesbitt, Point Stanhope, Point Barnes, Point Harrington, Keg Point, Luck Point, Marble Point, Mosman Point, Reef Point, Round Point, Steamer Point,

Channels:

Clarence Strait, Stikine Strait, Three Way Passage,

Islands:

Abraham Islet, Beck Island, Blashke Islands, Bluff Island, Bush Rock, Coffman Island, Deer Rocks, Deichman Rock, Drag Island, East Island, Independence Island, Kashevarof Islands, Lincoln Island, Lincoln Rock, Marsh Island, Molver Island, Mosman Island, Observation Island, Rose Island, Stanhope Island, The Triplets, Zarembo Island,

Lakes:

Grassy Lake, Streets Lake,

Mountains:

Alice Peak, Red Mountain, Steamer Knoll, Sunset Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Streams:

Lake Bay Creek, Coffman Creek, Dog Creek, Eagle Creek, Porcupine Creek,

Cities: