Information About

Osier Island

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 59' 48.001" N,
139 ° 28' 14.999" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Osier Island in Detail.

About

in Disenchantment Bay, at mouth of Russell Fiord, 32 mi. NE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1891 by Russell (1892, p. 84) because "it is covered with a dense growth of willows." Osier is a name for various willos.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-4 NW (2017),

Places Near Osier Island

Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area,

Bars:

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay, Russell Fiord, Seal Bay,

Beaches:

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Cape Enchantment, Marble Point,

Cliffs:

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Black Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Miller Glacier, Valerie Glacier, Variegated Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Osier Island,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Mount Foresta, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Indian Camp Creek,