Information About

Deadmans Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 29' 38" N,
132 ° 22' 5.002" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Deadmans Island in Detail.

About

In Highfield Ancorage, Eastern Passage, 3.2 km (2 mi) off N tip of Wrangell I.; in Tongass NF, Alex. Arch.

History

The island was used as a burial place by Chinese cannery workers around the turn of the century; named Simonof Island by the British Admiralty in 1865 (US-T121).

Places Near Deadmans Island
Bars:

City of Topeka Rock, Koknuk Flats,

Bays:

Circle Bay, King George Bay, Madan Bay, Shoemaker Bay,

Capes:

Point Madan, Point Rothsay, Point Shekesti, Point Ancon, Point Highfield, Babbler Point, Blaquiere Point, Cemetery Point, East Point, Garnet Ledge, Gerard Point, Green Point, Hooligan Point, Kakwan Point, Nemo Point, Polk Point, Reef Point, Wedge Point, Woronkofski Point,

Channels:

Chichagof Pass, Dry Strait, Eastern Passage, North Arm,

Cities:

Wrangell,

Dams:

Wrangell Lower Dam, Wrangell Upper Dam,

Hills:

Dewey Hill,

Islands:

The Eye Opener, Andrew Island, Channel Island, Cottonwood Islands, Deadmans Island, The Desert, Drag Island, Dry Island, Etolin Island, Farm Island, Fifteenmile Island, Fivemile Island, Grassy Island, Greys Island, Hat Island, Hidden Island, Kadin Island, Liesnoi Island, Limb Island, Little Dry Island, Pocket Island, Rynda Island, Sergief Island, Summit Island, Woronkofski Island, Wrangell Island, Young Rock,

Lakes:

Figure Eight Lake, Kunk Lake, Pats Lake, Sunrise Lake, Virginia Lake,

Mountains:

Ancon Peak, Chichagof Peak, East Mountain, Elephants Nose, Favor Peak, Garnet Mountain, Mount Rynda, Sunrise Peak, Sunset Peak, Mount Woronkofski, Wrangell Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Andrew Slough, Binkleys Slough, Knig Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Wilkes Range,

Rivers:

North Arm Stikine River, Stikine River,

Streams:

Andrew Creek, Crittenden Creek, Dry Wash, Garnet Creek, Glacier Creek, Government Creek, Hooligan Slough, Institute Creek, Kunk Creek, Mallard Slough, McCormack Creek, Mill Creek, North Arm Creek, Pat Creek, Salamander Creek, South Fork Andrew Creek,

Waterfalls:

Rainbow Falls,