Information About

Thumb Point

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 9' 47.999" N,
134 ° 17' 7.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Thumb Point in Detail.

About

on SW coast of Liesnoi I., at mouth of Eliza Harbor, on Admiralty I., 21 mi. E of Baranof, Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name given in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 142).

Topo Maps

Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-1 NW (2017),
Places Near Thumb Point
Archipelagos:

Galankin Islands,

Areas:

Polivnoi Rocks,

Bays:

Cannery Cove, Chapin Bay, Donkey Bay, Eliza Harbor, Henrys Arm, Herring Bay, Little Pybus Bay, Sheldon Cove, South Arm Hood Bay, Woewodski Harbor, Wolfe Cabin,

Capes:

Point Napean, Point Brightman, Bluff Point, Club Point, Deepwater Point, File Point, Jaw Point, Log Point, Loon Point, Pin Point, Pio Point, Saw Point, Sharp Point, Thumb Point,

Channels:

North Passage, South Passage, West Channel,

Islands:

Carroll Island, Grave Island, Liesnoi Island, Midway Islands, Southwest Islands, Spruce Island,

Lakes:

Eliza Lake,

Mountains:

Bear Pass Mountain, Mount Saffran, Soapberry Mountain,