Information About

Yakobi Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 59' 16.001" N,
136 ° 28' 30" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Cliffs

Ewe Ledge,

Mountains

Bingham Peak, Takanis Peak, Yakobi Peak,

Elevation

289 ft (88.09 m)

Yakobi Island in Detail.

About

trends N-S, off NW coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1804 by Captain U. F. Lisianski, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), probably for General Ivan Yakobi, "afterward the head of the Colonial Direction (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 184)."

Topo Maps

Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1950), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka D-8 (1995), Sitka D-8 NE (2017),
Places Near Yakobi Island
Archipelagos:

George Islands, Palmtree Islands, Porcupine Islands,

Areas:

Urey Rocks,

Bars:

Porcupine Rock, Star Rock,

Basins:

Bohemia Basin,

Bays:

Port Althorp, Bertha Bay, Bingham Cove, Canoe Cove, Constantine Cove, Cross Sound, Davison Bay, Deer Harbor, Elfin Cove, Granite Cove, Greentop Harbor, Hoktaheen Cove, Ilin Bay, Islas Bay, Lisianski Inlet, Little Bay, Lost Cove, Lumber Cove, Mirror Harbor, Mite Cove, Porcupine Bay, Salt Chuck Bay, Soapstone Cove, Squid Bay, Stag Bay, Surge Bay, Takanis Bay, West Arm Mirror Harbor, Zhilo Cove,

Capes:

Point Partennoi, Point Razbitie, Point Satchrun, Point Shultz, Point Simonds, Point Theodore, Point Urey, Point Weigle, Point Dougherty, Point Lucan, Althorp Peninsula, Cape Bingham, Cape Cross, Column Point, False Point, Inian Peninsula, Rock Point, Soapstone Point, South Point, Takanis Peninsula,

Channels:

Canoe Pass, Caution Passage, Lisianski Strait,

Cliffs:

Ewe Ledge,

Hot Springs:

White Sulphur Springs,

Islands:

Althorp Rock, Beric Island, Cormorant Island, Esther Island, Fairway Rock, Fleming Island, Gaff Rock, Gauntlet Island, George Island, Grace Island, Greentop Island, Gull Rock, Junction Island, Kinky Island, Middle Island, Mindalina Island, Miner Island, Mite Island, Pluma Island, Post Island, Skinner Island, Snag Island, Sushilna Island, Tentree Island, Three Hill Island, Threenob Rock, White Crag Island, Winifred Island, Yakobi Island, Yakobi Rock,

Lakes:

Lake Cunningham, Lake Morris, Lake Helen, Duck Lake, Lake Elfendahl, Hoktaheen Lake, Surge Lake, Takanis Lake, Wild Rice Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Althorp, Apex Mountain, Mount Barness, Basalt Knob, Bingham Peak, Cub Mountain, Mount Douglas, Mount Drake, Mount Fritz, Mount Hill, El Nido Peak, North Mountain, Pinnacle Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, Mount Raatikainen, Takanis Peak, Vein Mountain, Yakobi Peak,

Mountain Passes:

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

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

Porcupine River, Saltery River, Stag River, Stranger River,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Cann Creek, Falls Creek, Fault Creek, Fox Creek, Hoktaheen Creek, Margret Creek, Meadow Creek, Takanis Creek,

Routes:

Dry Pass Trail, Takanis Lake Trail,

Cities:

Elfin Cove,