Information About

Brownson Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Brownson Island on The Map

Location

55 ° 59' 31.999" N,
132 ° 10' 50.002" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Coffman Cove

Elevation

374 ft (114 m)

Brownson Island in Detail.

About

in Ernest Sound, off SE coast of Etolin I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1891 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Lieutenant Cmdr. Willard Herbert Brownson, U.S. Navy (USN).

Topo Maps

Craig D-1 (1949), Craig D-1 (1949), Craig D-1 (1949), Craig D-1 (1951), Craig D-1 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig D-1 (2000), Craig D-1 NW (2017),
Places Near Brownson Island
Archipelagos:

Muffin Islands, Niblack Islands,

Bars:

Blanche Rock, McHenry Ledge,

Bays:

Dewey Anchorage, Emerald Bay, Ernest Sound, Fools Inlet, Frosty Bay, McHenry Inlet, Menefee Inlet, Olive Cove, Southeast Cove, Southwest Cove, Sunny Bay, Thoms Place, Vixen Harbor, Vixen Inlet, Whaletail Cove,

Capes:

Point Peters, Point Warde, Eaton Point, Ernest Point, Gull Point, Kuakan Point, Magnetic Point, Menefee Point, Onslow Point, Thoms Point, Union Point, Vixen Point, Watkins Point, Whaletail Point,

Channels:

Canoe Pass, Canoe Passage, Seward Passage,

Islands:

Bold Island, Brownson Island, Button Island, Carlton Island, Change Island, Deer Island, Eagle Island, Easterly Island, Etolin Island, Found Island, Onslow Island, Petersen Islands, Stone Islands, Sunshine Island, Trap Rock, Westerly Island, Zimovia Islets,

Lakes:

Krogh Lake, McHenry Lake, Olive Lake,

Mountains:

Brownson Peak, Mount Burnett, Mount Etolin, Navy Peak, Mount Shakes,

Parks:

Thoms Place State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Fisherman Chuck,

Streams:

Falls Creek, Fools Creek, Hofstad Creek, Olive Creek, Thoms Creek, Trout Creek,

Cities:

Thoms Place,