Information About

Grand Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Grand Island on The Map

Location

54 ° 58' 14.999" N,
132 ° 51' 47.999" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Hydaburg

Elevation

115 ft (35.05 m)

Grand Island in Detail.

About

between Kaigani and Tlevak Straits, E of Dall I., Alex. Arch. 0.8 mile long.

History

Named by Lieutenant Commander Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1881. This island was called Mcnair by Jackson (1880, map facing p. 376).

Places Near Grand Island
Cities:

Howkan,

Archipelagos:

Bay Islands, McFarland Islands, Nichols Islands, Sukkwan Island,

Areas:

The Sentinels, Triplet Rocks,

Bars:

Howkan Reef, Mill Reef, Pond Rock, Shoe Rock,

Bays:

Port Bazan, American Bay, Anchorage Cove, Baldy Bay, Bolles Inlet, Breezy Bay, Cleva Bay, Coco Harbor, Coning Inlet, Dova Bay, Dunbar Inlet, Eek Inlet, Elbow Bay, Essowah Harbor, Goat Mouth Inlet, Gold Harbor, Gooseneck Harbor, Grace Harbor, Green Inlet, Ham Cove, Island Bay, Kaigani Harbors, Kasook Inlet, Mission Cove, Nina Cove, North Kaigani Harbor, Pond Bay, Rose Inlet, Shoe Inlet, South Kaigani Harbor, Touchit Cove, Vesta Bay, View Cove, Windy Cove,

Capes:

Point Bazan, Boreas Point, Cape Magdalena, Corlies Point, Dix Point, Eek Point, Eolus Point, Essowah Point, Gooseneck Point, Kaigani Point, Keg Point, Kellogg Point, Luke Point, Middle Point, Parrot Point, Reef Point, Ritter Point, Rose Point, Round Point, Saltery Point, Vesta Point, Whisker Point,

Channels:

Howkan Narrows, Jackson Passage, Kaigani Strait, South Pass, Sukkwan Strait, Tlevak Strait,

Cliffs:

High Point,

Flats:

Sukkwan Lake,

Islands:

Aston Island, Black Rock, Blanket Island, Bushy Island, Channel Islands, Clam Island, Corlies Islands, Crow Island, Dall Island, Dead Pine Island, Deadman Island, Dolgoi Island, Entrance Island, Fishhook Island, Flat Island, Fort Islet, Grand Island, Grass Island, Jackson Island, Lacey Island, Lone Tree Island, Long Island, Mellen Rock, Parrot Rock, Passage Island, Profit Island, Reef Island, Reef Islands, Scrag Islands, The Sentinels, Shoe Island, Square Island, West Mill Rock,

Lakes:

Eek Lake, Essowah Lakes, Kasook Lake, Parrot Lake, Lake Seclusion,

Mountains:

Cone Mountain, Grace Mountain, Twin Peaks, Mount Vesta,

Mountain Passes:

South Pass Sukkwan Strait,

Pillars:

Turn Rock,

Cities:

Long Island,