Information About

Lung Island

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Location

56 ° 30' 41" N,
133 ° 4' 7" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Lung Island in Detail.

About

at mouth of Duncan Canal, on S coast of Kupreanof I., 21 mi. SW of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes; published in 1888 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 705.

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-4 (1948), Petersburg C-4 (1951), Petersburg C-4 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-4 (1995), Petersburg C-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Lung Island

Cities:

Tonka,

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:

Bains Cove, California Bay, Douglas Bay, Halfmoon Anchorage, Hoagies Hole, Kah Sheets Bay, Krauses Hole, Little Duncan Bay, Saint John Harbor, Salmon Bay,

Capes:

Point Saint John, Point Alexander, Point Colpoys, Point Humbug, Point Lockwood, Anchor Point, Bay Point, Blind Point, Boulder Point, Danger Point, December Point, Deception Point, False Island Point, Finger Point, Green Point, Hicks Point, Hood Point, Inlet Point, Island Point, Low Point, Macnamara Point, Mitchell Point, No Thorofare Point, North Point, Pine Point, Rock Point, Spruce Point, Vexation Point,

Channels:

Beecher Pass, Duncan Canal, Keene Channel, Whiskey Pass, Wrangell Narrows,

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, Northerly Island, Pearl Island, Point Lockwood Rock, Rookery Island, Rookery Islands, Round Island, Southerly Island, Vichnefski Rock, White Rock, Woewodski Island, Woody Island,

Lakes:

Green Rocks Lake, Harrys Lake, Harvey Lake, Kah Sheets Lake,

Mountains:

Sumner Mountains,

Parks:

Beecher Pass State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Castle River,

Streams:

Colorado Creek, Falls Creek, Kah Sheets Creek, Middle Creek, Pine Creek, Spirit Creek, Twin Creek,

Routes:

Harvey Lake Trail, Kah Sheets Trail,

Valleys:

Big Gulch,

Cities:

Saint John Harbor,