Information About

Bettles Island

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 2' 56" N,
147 ° 59' 26.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

0.7 mi (1.13 km)

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Bettles Island in Detail.

About

N end of elrington passage, off E coast of Evans I., 18 mi. SSE of Chenega, Chugach Mts. sec 36,T1S,R8E,Seward Meridian

History

Local name reported in 1908 by U.S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Probably named for Captain James Bettles of Vald.

Topo Maps

Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-3 (1951), Seward A-3 (1951), Seward A-3 (1951), Seward A-3 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward A-3 (2000),
Places Near Bettles Island
Cities:

Girwood, Horseshoe Bay, Phoenix, Port Benney, Port Crawford,

Archipelagos:

Pleiades Islands,

Bars:

Bishop Rock, Iktua Rocks, Point of Rocks,

Basins:

Glory Hole,

Bays:

Aluklik Bay, Copper Bay, Crab Bay, Deer Cove, Eleshansky Cove, Fox Farm Bay, Guguak Bay, Horseshoe Bay, Iktua Bay, Italian Bay, Johnson Cove, Little Bay, Lucky Bay, Montgomery Bay, Mummy Bay, North Twin Bay, Northeast Arm, Northeast Arm Mummy Bay, Otter Cove, Sawmill Bay, Shelter Bay, Sleepy Bay, South Twin Bay, Squirrel Bay, Thumb Bay, Whale Bay, Wilson Bay,

Capes:

Point Woodcock, Point Countess, Point Grace, Point Bryant, Amerk Point, Bainbridge Point, Evans Point, Lonetree Point, Panhat Point, Powder Point, Squire Point,

Channels:

Bainbridge Passage, Elrington Passage, Latouche Passage, Long Channel, Prince of Wales Passage,

Dams:

Aquaculture Dam, Crab Bay Dam Number 3, Sandra Lake Dam,

Islands:

Bainbridge Island, Bettles Island, Chicken Island, Danger Island, Elrington Island, Evans Island, Flemming Island, Gage Island, Izmaylov Island, Latouche Island, Ship Island, Sister Rock, Squire Island,

Lakes:

Lake Hayden, Fish Lake, Jaybird Lake, Lake Putnam, San Juan Lake, Snowy Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Beatson, Broon Buttes, Dual Head, Gibbon Peak, Jeanie Peak, Latouche Peak, Reynolds Peak, Stair Mountain,

Parks:

Horseshoe Bay State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Wilson River,

Streams:

Frenchy Creek,

Cities:

Chenega, Chenega Bay, Latouche, Oceanic, Port Ashton, Port San Juan,