Information About

Pelican

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 57' 38.999" N,
136 ° 13' 39" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Elevation

344 ft (104.85 m)

Pelican in Detail.

About

On the NE shore of Lisianski Inlet in NW part of Chichgof Island, Alex. Arch.

History

Named for a fishing boat called "The Pelican" owned by Charles Raatikained, a founder of the town. The corporate name of the town in "Pelican," although it is frequently called "Pelican city." In 1943 there was a cannery, a small sawmill, a school, and a hotel here. A post office was established in 1939 (Ricks, 1965, p. 50).

Places Near Pelican
Archipelagos:

Palmtree Islands, Porcupine Islands,

Areas:

Urey Rocks,

Bars:

Porcupine Rock,

Basins:

Bohemia Basin,

Bays:

Port Althorp, Baker Cove, Bertha Bay, Canoe Cove, Constantine Cove, Davison Bay, Goulding Harbor, Idaho Inlet, Ilin Bay, Islas Bay, Lisianski Inlet, Little Bay, Lost Cove, Lumber Cove, Mirror Harbor, Mite Cove, Pelican Harbor, Pinta Bay, Porcupine Bay, Salt Chuck Bay, Stag Bay, West Arm Mirror Harbor, Zhilo Cove,

Capes:

Point Partennoi, Point Razbitie, Point Shultz, Point Simonds, Point Urey, Point Weigle, Point Dougherty, Point Lucan, Althorp Peninsula, Cape Dearborn, Column Point, False Point, Inian Peninsula, Rock Point, Soloma Point,

Channels:

Canoe Pass, Caution Passage, Dry Pass, Lisianski Strait,

Cities:

Pelican,

Dams:

Pelican Creek Dam,

Flats:

Soloma Flat,

Hot Springs:

White Sulphur Springs,

Islands:

Althorp Rock, Beric Island, Cormorant Island, Esther Island, Fairway Rock, Fleming Island, Grace Island, Gull Rock, Hill Island, Junction Island, Kinky Island, Middle Island, Miner Island, Mite Island, Pluma Island, Post Island, Skinner Island, Snag Island, Sushilna Island, Tentree Island, Three Hill Island, Threenob Rock, Winifred Island,

Lakes:

Lake Cunningham, Lake Morris, Lake Helen, Lake James, Duck Lake, Lake Elfendahl, Goose Lake, Goulding Lake, Goulding Lakes, Otter Lake, Lake Smiley, Wild Rice Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Althorp, Apex Mountain, Mount Baker, Mount Barness, Basalt Knob, Big Chief Mountain, Crag Mountain, Craig Mountain, Mount Crowther, Cub Mountain, Mount Douglas, Mount Drake, Mount Fritz, Goon Dip Mountain, Mount Hill, Mine Mountain, Mineral Mountain, El Nido Peak, North Mountain, Pass Mountain, Pegmatite Mountain, Pinnacle Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, Mount Pinta, Pyramid Peak, Mount Raatikainen, Tarn Mountain, Vein Mountain, Wedge Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Canoe Slough, Fleming Channel, Sea Level Slough, West Arm,

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

Goon Dip River, Goulding River, Lisianski River, Porcupine River, Saltery River, Stag River, Steelhead River, Stranger River, Trail River,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Cann Creek, Falls Creek, Fault Creek, Marble Creek, Margret Creek, Meadow Creek, Pelican Creek, Phonograph Creek,

Routes:

Dry Pass Trail, Mine Mountain Trail,

Cities:

Sunnyside,