Information About

Barrier Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Barrier Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 13' 0.001" N,
133 ° 40' 0.001" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Length

2 mi (3.22 km)

Elevation

59 ft (17.98 m)

Barrier Island in Detail.

About

at N point of entrance to Shakan Bay, on NW coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 2 miles long.

History

Descriptive name given by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who reported "a number of rocks and two large islands connected by a reef, covered at high water, giving the appearance of two islands" (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 102).

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-5 (1949), Petersburg A-5 (1949), Petersburg A-5 (1949), Petersburg A-5 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg A-5 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-5 (1995), Petersburg A-5 NW (2017),
Places Near Barrier Island
Cities:

Calder, Holbrook,

Areas:

Calder Rocks,

Bars:

Finger Shoal, Helm Rock, Mariposa Reef,

Bays:

Port Protection, Calder Bay, Davidson Inlet, Labouchere Bay, Merrifield Bay, Shakan Bay, Shipley Bay, Wooden Wheel Cove,

Capes:

Point Baker, Boulder Point, Ruins Point,

Channels:

Sumner Strait,

Dams:

Tuxkan Dam,

Hills:

Protection Head, White Bluff,

Islands:

Amelius Island, Barrie Island, Barrier Island, Barrier Islands, Beauclerc Island, Bluff Island, Divide Island, East Rock, False Island, Finger Islands, Fontaine Island, Hamilton Island, Jackson Island, Joe Mace Island, Kosciusko Island, Labouchere Island, Middle Island, Shakan Island, Station Island, Strait Island, Sumner Island, West Rock, Yellow Island,

Lakes:

Hole-in-the-wall, Shipley Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Calder, Mount Francis, Holbrook Mountain, The Nipples, Perue Peak,

Parks:

Joe Mace Island State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Shakan Strait,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Baker Creek, Flicker Creek, Marble Creek, Shakan Creek, Trout Creek,

Cities:

Labouchere Bay, Point Baker, Port Alexander, Port Protection,