Information About

Channel Islands

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Channel Islands on The Map

Location

60 ° 37' 9.001" N,
145 ° 47' 37" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Channel Islands in Detail.

About

0.6 mi. N of NE tip of Hawkins I. and 5 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Oser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the steamer Albatross, while collecting hydrogvaphic notes and making harbor sketches in 1897.

Places Near Channel Islands
Cities:

Eyak,

Bars:

Fleming Spit, Gatherer Rock, Government Rock, North Rock, Shag Rock, South Rock, Twin Rocks,

Bays:

Alice Cove, Cedar Bay, Deep Bay, Eccles Lagoon, Hartney Bay, Hidden Cove, Middle Arm, Mud Bay, Nelson Bay, Odiak Slough, Sheep Bay, Shipyard Bay, Simpson Bay, Three Mile Bay, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Point Whitshed, Big Point, Bluff Point, Bomb Point, Fox Point, Gravel Point, Knot Point, Saddle Point, Salmo Point, Sheep Point, Shepard Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Odiak Channel, Orca Channel, Orca Inlet, Western Channel,

Cities:

Cordova,

Dams:

Apw Dam Number 1, APW Dam Number 2, Eyak Lake Dam, Humpback Creek Number 1 Dam, Humpback Creek Number 2 Dam, Humpback Creek Number 3 Dam, Meals Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Cordova Glacier, Glacier G214260E60794N, Glacier G214285E60829N, Glacier G214364E60797N,

Islands:

Boy Scout Island, Channel Islands, Grass Island, Hanks Island, Mavis Island, North Island, Observation Island, Spike Island,

Lakes:

Crater Lake, Eyak Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Ibeck Pond, Meals Lake, Milton Lake, Odiak Lagoon, Sahlin Lagoon, Sahlin Lake, Scout Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Eccles, Mount Eyak, Heney Peak, Mount Robert Korn, Mount Shiels, Tripod Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Center Slough, Joe Reeves Slough, Johnson Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Heney Range,

Rivers:

Eyak River, Rude River, Sheep River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Cedar Creek, Currin Slough, Deep Creek, Eccles Creek, Fleming Creek, Government Slough, Hartney Creek, Hemlock Creek, Heney Creek, Hidden Creek, Humpback Creek, Ibeck Creek, Koppen Creek, Lydick Slough, Mountain Slough, Nicolet Creek, Orca Creek, Parson Falls Creek, Power Creek, Raging Creek, Robinson Falls Creek, Rogue Creek, Sahlin Creek, Simpson Creek, Snyder Falls Creek, Spruce Creek, Wesley Falls Creek, Windy Creek,

Routes:

Eyak Trail,

Cities:

Crystal Falls, Orca, Whitshed,

Waterfalls:

Ohman Falls, Sahlin Falls,