Information About

Fontaine Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Fontaine Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 9' 2.999" N,
133 ° 28' 21" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Coffman Cove

Elevation

49 ft (14.94 m)

Fontaine Island in Detail.

About

at head of Shakan Bay, between Prince of Wales and Kosciusko Is., Alex. Arch. 0.3 mile long.

History

Named in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes; name published in 1887 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 706.

Places Near Fontaine Island
Cities:

Calder, Holbrook,

Bars:

Helm Rock,

Bays:

Port Protection, Buster Bay, Calder Bay, Clam Cove, Davidson Inlet, Devilfish Bay, Edna Bay, Labouchere Bay, Merrifield Bay, Red Bay, Rocky Cove, Sandy Bight, Sarheen Cove, Shakan Bay, Shipley Bay, Tokeen Bay, Tokeen Cove, Tunga Inlet, Van Sant Cove, Wooden Wheel Cove,

Capes:

Point Baker, Aneskett Point, Limestone Point, Pine Point, Sarkar Point, White Point,

Channels:

Brockman Pass, Dry Pass, El Capitan Passage, Marble Passage, Tenass Pass,

Dams:

Tuxkan Dam,

Hills:

Protection Head, White Bluff,

Islands:

Barrier Island, Barrier Islands, Bell Island, Bluff Island, Brockman Island, Burnt Island, Clam Island, Danger Island, Dead Island, Divide Island, East Rock, El Capitan Island, False Island, Flat Island, Fontaine Island, Graveyard Island, Hamilton Island, Hub Rock, Jackson Island, Joe Mace Island, Kosciusko Island, Labouchere Island, Marble Island, Middle Island, North Island, Orr Island, Range Islet, San Island, Scott Island, Scow Island, Shakan Island, Singa Island, Spanberg Island, Station Island, Tenass Island, West Rock,

Lakes:

El Capitan Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Red Lake, Shipley Lake, Sutter Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Calder, El Capitan Peak, Mount Francis, Holbrook Mountain, The Nipples, Perue Peak, Pyramid Peak, Red Bay Mountain, Tokeen Peak,

Parks:

Joe Mace Island State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Shakan Strait,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Baker Creek, Big Creek, Buster Creek, Camp Creek, Charcoal Creek, Charley Creek, Creek Number 1, Creek Number 2, Creek Number 3, Creek Number 4, Creek Number Four, Creek Number One, Creek Number Three, Creek Number Two, Duck Creek, Fisher Creek, Flicker Creek, Goose Creek, Little Creek, Marble Creek, Mud Creek, Narrow Creek, Pine Creek, Pine Creek, Red Bay Creek, Salmon Creek, Shakan Creek, Shine Creek, Short Creek, Strait Creek, Sutter Creek, Tokhini Creek,

Cities:

Edna Bay, Labouchere Bay, New Tokeen, Point Baker, Port Alexander, Port Protection, Tokeen,