Information About

Burnt Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 36' 33.998" N,
132 ° 58' 25" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Burnt Island in Detail.

About

in Wrangell Narrows, 14 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch. 500 feet long.

History

Published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 144); translated from the Russian name "Ostrov Obgorelyy," given in 1838 by G. Lindenberg. The name, "Captain's Island," was given in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN).

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-3 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg C-3 (1953), Petersburg C-3 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-3 SW (1992), Petersburg C-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Burnt Island

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Castle Islands, Level Islands,

Bars:

Burnt Island Reef, California Boulder Patch, Colorado Reef, Coply Reef, McArthur Reef, Midway Rock, North Ledge, South Ledge, Spike Rock,

Bays:

Baht Harbor, Bains Cove, Halfmoon Anchorage, Hoagies Hole, Kah Sheets Bay, Krauses Hole, Little Baht Harbor, Little Duncan Bay, Long Pond, Saint John Harbor, Scow Bay, Woodpecker Cove,

Capes:

Point Saint John, Point Alexander, Point Howe, Point Humbug, Point Lockwood, Anchor Point, Bayou Point, Blind Point, Blunt Point, Boulder Point, Danger Point, December Point, Deception Point, False Island Point, Finger Point, Frederick Point, Green Point, Hicks Point, Hood Point, Inlet Point, Island Point, Lindenberg Peninsula, Low Point, Mountain Point, No Thorofare Point, North Point, Rock Point, Spruce Point, Turn Point, Vexation Point,

Channels:

Beecher Pass, Duncan Canal, Keene Channel, Petersburg Bar Range, Whiskey Pass, Wrangell Narrows,

Cities:

Dams:

Crystal Lake Dam, Petersburg Dam, Petersburg Lower Reservoir Dam,

Fictional Places:

Flats:

Boulder Flats, North Flat, South Flat,

Islands:

Battery Islets, Big Bowlder, Big Castle Island, Big Level Island, Big Saltery Island, Blind Island, Blowdown Island, Burnt Island, Bush Top Island, Butterworth Island, Christmas Island, Cloverleaf Island, Emily Island, Fair Island, Foremost Rock, Green Rocks, Grief Island, High Castle Island, Jewell Island, Kah Sheets Island, Keene Island, Little Level Island, Little Saltery Island, Lung Island, Mitkof Island, Northerly Island, Pearl Island, Point Lockwood Rock, Southerly Island, Station Island, Vichnefski Rock, White Rock, Woewodski Island, Woody Island,

Lakes:

Crystal Lake, Green Rocks Lake, Harrys Lake, Harvey Lake, Petersburg Reservoir,

Mountains:

Sumner Mountains, Survey Mountains,

Parks:

Beecher Pass State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Rivers:

Streams:

Coho Creek, Colorado Creek, Falls Creek, Kah Sheets Creek, Petersburg Creek, Spirit Creek, Taain Creek, Twin Creek,

Cities:

Routes:

Duncan Canal Portage, Harvey Lake Trail, Kah Sheets Trail, Raven Trail,

Valleys:

Cities:

Doyhof, Saint John Harbor, Scow Bay,