Information About

Suemez Island

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 15' 56.999" N,
133 ° 21' 6.001" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Craig

Elevation

236 ft (71.93 m)

Suemez Island in Detail.

About

E of Bucareli Bay, Alex. Arch.

History

Spanish name given in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Isla Suemez," i.e. "Suemez Island"; shown as "Guemes" by D. A. Galiano (1802, map 2). It may have been named "Guemes" for "the Viceroy" (Wagner, 1937, p. 460).

Places Near Suemez Island
Archipelagos:

Arrecife Islands, Diver Islands,

Areas:

Millar Rocks,

Bars:

Balandra Shoal, Ballena Island Shoal, Labandera Rock, Low Rock, Rana Reef, Saint Ignace Rock, Sucia Ledge,

Bays:

Port San Antonio, Port Asumcion, Port Caldera, Port Dolores, Port Estrella, Port Mayoral, Port Refugio, Port Santa Cruz, Adrian Cove, Aguada Cove, Arena Cove, Bobs Bay, Bucareli Bay, Diver Bay, Foul Bay, Hole-in-the-Wall, Hook Arm, Indiada Cove, Manhattan Arm, Manhattan Arm Sea Otter Harbor, Sakie Bay, Sea Otter Harbor,

Capes:

Point Maria, Point Miliflores, Point Providence, Point Quemada, Point Remedios, Point Rosary, Point Caponeta, Point San Jose, Point San Leonardo, Point San Rafael, Point San Roque, Point Santa Rosa, Point Alonzo, Point Amargura, Point Arboleda, Point Arucenas, Point Barrigon, Point Batan, Point Bocas, Point Cangrejo, Point Capones, Point Caracol, Point Cocos, Point Cosinas, Point Cruz, Point Cuerbo, Point Espada, Point Eugenia, Point Falfan, Point Fula, Point Gorda, Point Iphigenia, Point Isleta, Point Lomas, Agueda Point, Arrecife Point, Arrecite Point, Bruin Point, Canal Point, Cape Cambon, Cape Empinado, Cape Felix, Cape Flores, Cape Lookout, Cape Suspiro, Clear Point, Diamond Point, Diver Point, Eagle Point, Francis Point, Juel Point, Lontana Point, Pepper Point, Punishment Point, Punta de los Almos, Punta Gorda, Punta Maria Antonia, Punta Noriega, Punta Palmito, Reef Point, Sakie Point, Point San Antonio, Silvester Point, Sword Point, Tranquil Point, Triste Point, Point Verde, Way Point,

Channels:

Meares Passage, Paloma Pass, Port Real Marina, Ulloa Channel, Ursua Channel,

Cities:

Craig,

Dams:

Waterfall Dam,

Islands:

Balandra Island, Ballena Islands, Bibora Island, Bush Islets, Cabras Islands, Camp Island, Channel Island, Coposo Island, Craig Island, Cristina Island, Diver Rocks, Entrance Island, Gate Island, Indiada Island, Isla Buen Ayre, Isleta, Joe Island, Lulu Island, Madre de Dios Island, Meares Island, Middle Island, Muerta Island, Nellag Island, Pigeon Island, Pine Island, Ridge Island, Saint Ignace Island, San Adrian Island, San Clemente Island, San Juan Bautista Island, San Juanito Island, Santa Rita Island, Shaft Rock, Sola Rock, Suemez Island, Table Rock, Triste Island, Ubi Island, Ulloa Island, Verde Island,

Lakes:

Manhattan Lake, Waterfall Reservoir,

Mountains:

Bautista Peak, Bear Mountain, Cone Mountain, Fawn Mountain, Pimenta Mountain, Squaw Mountain, Thunder Mountain,

Rivers:

Rio de la Aguada,

Streams:

Arroyo Blanco,

Cities:

Waterfall,