Information About

Prolewy Rocks

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Prolewy Rocks on The Map

Location

56 ° 59' 30.001" N,
132 ° 57' 0" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Petersburg

Prolewy Rocks in Detail.

About

in N end of Wrangell Narrows, 1 mi. N of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.

History

Russian name from proliv meaning strait given in 1884 by Commander J.B. Coghlan, U.S. Navy (USN); called Middle Rock in 1868 by Commander R.W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN).

Places Near Prolewy Rocks
Archipelagos:

Spray Island,

Bars:

Prolewy Rocks,

Bays:

Bock Bight, Brown Cove, Cape Strait, Dry Bay, Icy Cove, Long Pond, Porter Cove, Scenery Cove, Scow Bay, Thomas Bay,

Capes:

Point Agassiz, Point Agassiz Peninsula, Bayou Point, Beacon Point, Blunt Point, Frederick Point, Lindenberg Peninsula, Prolewy Point, Spurt Point, Turn Point, Point Vandeput, Wind Point, Wood Point,

Channels:

Petersburg Bar Range,

Cities:

Petersburg,

Dams:

Petersburg Dam, Petersburg Lower Reservoir Dam,

Fictional Places:

Kuinak,

Islands:

McDonald Islands, Prolewy Rocks, Ruth Island, Sasby Island, Sukoi Islets,

Lakes:

Brown Cove Lake, Colp Lake, De Boer Lake, Ess Lake, Falls Lake, Petersburg Reservoir, Spurt Point Lake,

Mountains:

Bainbridge Peak, Dana Peak, De Long Peak, Del Monte Peak, Dome Peak, Elephants Head, Fighting John Peak, Franklin Peaks, Fulton Peak, Gray Peak, Hall Peak, Hamilton Peak, Hancock Peak, Henry Peak, Horn Mountain, Hump Knoll, Hunt Peak, Jefferson Peak, Jenkins Peak, Kane Peak, Marsh Peak, Narrows Peak, Petersburg Mountain, Pierce Peak, Porter Peak, Powell Peak, Rodman Peak, Scott Peak, Sheridan Peak, Sherman Peak, Stewart Peak, Waterfall Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Buddington Range,

Rivers:

Farragut River, Muddy River, Patterson River,

Streams:

Cascade Creek, Coho Creek, Delta Creek, Fivemile Creek, Petersburg Creek, Scenery Creek, South Fork Scenery Creek, Twelvemile Creek,

Cities:

Kupreanof,

Routes:

Colp Lake Trail, Duncan Canal Portage, Petersburg Lake Trail, Petersburg Trail, Raven Trail, Ruth Lake Trail, Spurt Point Lake Trail, Swan Lake Trail,

Cities:

Doyhof,