Information About

Gambier Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 26' 33" N,
133 ° 51' 9" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

118 ft (35.97 m)

Gambier Island in Detail.

About

in Stephens Passage off E coast of Admiralty I., 5 mi. N of False Point Pybus and 63 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 1.4 miles long.

History

Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 144). The name was derived from nearby Point Gambier.

Topo Maps

Sumdum B-6 (1948), Sumdum B-6 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum B-6 NW (2017),

Places Near Gambier Island

Archipelagos:

The Brothers,

Areas:

The Five Fingers,

Bays:

Dry Bay, Gambier Bay, Last Chance Harbor, Pleasant Bay, Pybus Bay, Snug Cove,

Capes:

Point Lookout, Point Pybus, Point Hugh, Point Gambier, Point League, Church Point, False Point Pybus, Gem Point, Grunt Point, Scald Point, Square Point,

Islands:

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Chapel Island, Chock Island, East Brother Island, Elliott Island, Gain Island, Gambier Island, Good Island, Long Island, Muse Island, Price Island, Romp Island, Round Rock, Sail Island, San Juan Islands, Southwest Islands, Tree Island, West Brother Island,

Lakes:

Pleasant Bay Lake,

Mountains:

Yeek-Sha Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Old Mans Slough,