Information About

Montague Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Montague Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 6' 33.001" N,
147 ° 20' 28" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Eureka

Mountains

Jeanie Peak, Montague Peak, Stair Mountain,

Elevation

2365 ft (720.85 m)

Montague Island in Detail.

About

island, trends NE-SW 50 mi., in Prince William Sound, 76 mi. E of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

This island was named "Montagu" by Captain James Cook, RN, on May 18, 1778, for John Montagu, Earl of Sandwiche, the son of Viscount Hinchinbroke (Wagner, 1937, p. 398). It was called "Isla de Quiros" or "Quiros' Island" by the Spaniards in the late 1700's. The Eskimo name, published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), was "Ostrov Tsukli," or "Tsukli Island."

Topo Maps

Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-1 (1951), Seward A-1 (1951), Seward A-1 (1951), Seward A-1 (1951), 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 A-1 (1953), Seward (1959), Seward A-1 (1997),
Places Near Montague Island
Bays:

Port Chalmers, Patton Bay, Stockdale Harbor,

Capes:

Box Point, Gilmour Point, Putnam Point,

Cliffs:

Purple Bluff,

Dams:

Hayden Lake Dam,

Islands:

Box Island, Channel Island, Green Island, Little Green Island, Montague Island, Pointed Rock, Wilby Island,

Lakes:

Lake Hayden,

Rivers:

Beach River, Nellie Martin River, Patton River,

Streams:

Braided Creek,