Information About

Lester Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 28' 5.002" N,
135 ° 54' 18" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Elevation

121 ft (36.88 m)

Lester Island in Detail.

About

southern most of the Beardslee Is., in Glacier Bay, in Glacier Bay National Monument, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1942 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Rear Admiral Lester Anthony Beardslee, 1836-1903, who as commander of the U. S. S. Jamestown, surveyed various Alaskan coves and harbors in 1879-1880, and who is supposed to have been the first to apply the name "glacier Bay."

Topo Maps

Juneau B-6 (1948), Juneau B-6 (1948), Juneau B-6 (1948), Juneau B-6 (1948), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau B-6 NW (2017),
Places Near Lester Island
Archipelagos:

Marble Islands,

Bars:

Ancon Rock, Sita Reef,

Bays:

Bartlett Cove, Beartrack Cove, Hutchins Bay, Jacks Cove, Johnson Cove, Pinta Cove, Ripple Cove, Secret Bay, Willoughby Cove,

Capes:

Point Carolus, Point Adolphus, George Point, Point Gustavus, Iceberg Point, Rush Point,

Channels:

Beardslee Entrance, Sitakaday Narrows,

Cities:

Gustavus,

Islands:

Anthony Island, Beardslee Islands, Beartrack Island, Boulder Island, Eider Island, Flapjack Island, Kidney Island, Lagoon Island, Leland Islands, Lemesurier Island, Lester Island, Link Island, North Marble Island, South Marble Island, Spider Island, Strawberry Island, Willoughby Island, Young Island,

Lakes:

Bartlett Lake,

Rivers:

Bartlett River, Beartrack River, Salmon River,

Streams:

York Creek,

Routes:

Bartlett Lake Trail, Bartlett River Trail,

Cities:

Bartlett Cove,