57 ° 8' 4.999" N,
132 ° 54' 52.999" W
Petersburg (CA)
3281 ft (1000.05 m)
4 mi. NW of head of Thomas Bay and 96 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.
HistoryNamed in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Joseph Henry, 1799-1878, inventor. He invented the first electromagnet and the first telegraph. He was also the discoveror of many other important electric principles. In 1846, while professor of natural philosophy at Princeton University , he became the first secretary of the Smithsoniam Institution in Washington, organized the activities of the Institution, which included all branches of science.
Bock Bight, Cape Strait, Dry Bay, Porter Cove, Scenery Cove, Thomas Bay,
Capes:Point Agassiz, Point Agassiz Peninsula, Beacon Point, Spurt Point, Point Vandeput, Wind Point, Wood Point,
Glaciers:Islands:Lakes:De Boer Lake, Ess Lake, Falls Lake, Farragut Lake, Glory Lake, Ruth Lake, Salt Chuck, Spurt Point Lake, Swan Lake,
Mountains:Agassiz Peak, Bainbridge Peak, Cosmos Peak, Dana Peak, Dome Peak, Elephants Head, Fighting John Peak, Foote Peak, Franklin Peaks, Fulton Peak, Grant Peak, Gray Peak, Hamilton Peak, Hancock Peak, Henry Peak, Hump Knoll, Hump Knoll, Jefferson Peak, Jenkins Peak, Kane Peak, Lincoln Peak, Marsh Peak, Maury Peak, Pierce Peak, Pirate Peak, Porter Peak, Powell Peak, Preble Peak, Rodman Peak, Scott Peak, Stanton Peak, Stewart Peak, Waterfall Peak,
Mountain Ranges:Rivers:Streams:Cascade Creek, Delta Creek, Scenery Creek, South Fork Scenery Creek, Twelvemile Creek,
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