Information About

Passage Island

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Location

59 ° 22' 14.002" N,
151 ° 52' 55.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seldovia

Passage Island in Detail.

About

at entrance to Port Graham, on SW end of Kenai Peninsula, 8 mi. SW of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.

History

So named by Captain Protlock (1789, p. 106) in 1786, because the island was at the entrance to what was erroneously thought to be a "strait (Port Graham) leading out to sea."

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia B-6 (1951), Seldovia B-6 (1951), Seldovia B-6 (1953), Seldovia B-6 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia B-6 SE (1987),

Places Near Passage Island

Archipelagos:

Flat Islands,

Bars:

Bird Reef, Dangerous Cape Reef, English Bay Reef,

Bays:

Port Chatham, Chrome Bay, Clam Cove, Coal Cove, Ducan Slough, English Bay, Port Graham, Johnson Slough, Koyuktolik Bay, Seldovia Bay, Tulcan Slough,

Capes:

Point Adam, Point Bede, Cape Elizabeth, Claim Point, Dangerous Cape, Kelp Point, Point Naskowhak, Point Pogibshi, Russian Point, Seldovia Point, Watch Point,

Cities:

Seldovia,

Cliffs:

Gray Cliff, Red Bluff,

Dams:

Fish Creek Dam, Port Graham Dam Number 1, Port Graham Dam Number 2, Seldovia Upper Dam,

Fictional Places:

Kaneq,

Islands:

Camel Rock, Chatham Island, Elizabeth Island, Magnet Rock, Passage Island, Powder Island,

Lakes:

Seldovia Lagoon, Seldovia Reservoir, Trena Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Bede,

Mountain Passes:

Seldovia Slough,

Rivers:

English Bay River, Seldovia River,

Cities:

Nanwalek, Port Graham,