Information About

Kasaan

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 32' 20" N,
132 ° 24' 2.999" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Kasaan in Detail.

About

Population 36, located on Kasaan Bay on the southwest coast of Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island; Alexander Archipelago. (AK-T1)

History

A village established in 1890's when a salmon-packing plant was located here. Kasaan relocated here; The post office was established in 1900 and was named for the old village. Population was 129 in 1910; 126 in 1920; 112 in 1930; 85 in 1939; and 47 in 1950. (AK-T1)

Topo Maps

Craig C-2 (1949), Craig C-2 (1949), Craig C-2 (1949), Craig C-2 (1951), Craig C-2 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig C-2 (1994), Craig C-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Kasaan

Cities:

Hadley, Tolstoi Bay,

Bars:

Black Rock, Lyman Rock,

Bays:

Back Chuck, Baronovichs Bay, Coal Bay, Forss Cove, Goose Bay, Karta Bay, Kasaan Bay, Kina Cove, Linney Bay, Little Coal Bay, Little Goose Bay, McKenzie Inlet, Meyers Chuck, Mills Bay, Paul Bight, Polk Inlet, Poor Man Bay, Saltery Cove, Skowl Arm, Smith Cove, Smith Lagoon, Spiral Cove, Thorne Bay, Tolstoi Bay, Trollers Cove, Twelvemile Arm Kasaan Bay, Twelvemile Bay, Windfall Harbor,

Capes:

Adams Point, Alder Point, Baker Point, Figgins Point, Giants Head, Kasaan Peninsula, Kasaan Point, Khayyam Point, Lemesurier Point, Lyman Point, Mound Point, Outer Point, Sandy Point, Sawmill Point, Skowl Point, Thorne Head, Thumb Point, Tolstoi Point,

Channels:

Connection Pass,

Cities:

Dams:

Salt Chuck Mine Dam,

Hills:

North Pole Hill,

Islands:

Berry Island, Daisy Island, East Sentinel Island, Jarvis Island, Kasaan Island, Kluanil Island, Loy Island, McKenzie Rock, Meyers Island, Misery Island, Patterson Island, Peacock Island, Pen Island, Round Island, Ship Island, Skowl Island, Three Islands, Tolstoi Island, West Sentinel Island,

Lakes:

Lake Number Three, Lake Number Three, Clover Lake, Copper Center Lake, Lake Ellen, Ives Lake, Kina Lake, Lindeman Lake, Loon Lake, Lake Mary, North Lake, Old Franks Lake, Power Lake, Salamander Lake, Setter Lake, Water Lake, Wolf Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Andrew, Clover Mountain, Jacobs Mountain, Kasaan Mountain, Tolstoi Mountain,

Pillars:

Rivers:

Karta River, Thorne River,

Streams:

Cabin Creek, Deer Creek, Dog Salmon Creek, Falls Creek, Gravelly Creek, Hundred Thousand Creek, Kina Creek, Linkum Creek, Meyers Stream, Monument Creek, Old Franks Creek, Old Tom Creek, Omar Creek, Paul Young Creek, Poor Man Creek, Slide Creek, Spiral Creek, Virginia Creek,

Cities:

Meyers Chuck, Old Kasaan, Polk Inlet, Salt Chuck, Thorne Bay,