Information About

Walter Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 18' 24.998" N,
133 ° 17' 2" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Elevation

66 ft (20.12 m)

Walter Island in Detail.

About

in Port Houghton, 1 mi. NW of Sandborn Canal and 83 mi. E. of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1882 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN); name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p.128).

Topo Maps

Sumdum B-4 (1943), Sumdum B-4 (1948), Sumdum B-4 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum B-4 (1996), Sumdum B-4 SW (2017),

Places Near Walter Island

Archipelagos:

Robert Islands,

Bars:

Flock Rock,

Bays:

Port Houghton, Farragut Bay, Francis Anchorage, Hobart Bay, North Arm, North Arm Port Houghton, Russian Cove, South Arm,

Capes:

Point Highland, Point Hobart, Bay Point, Grand Point, The Haystack,

Channels:

Sanborn Canal, Sandborn Canal,

Islands:

Crow Island, Entrance Island, Rabbit Island, Read Island, Robert Island, Walter Island,

Lakes:

Alice Lake, Little Lagoon, The Salt Chuck, Salt Chuck,

Mountains:

Alaska Peak, Bay Point Knoll, Dahlgren Peak, Mount Fanshaw, Grant Peak, Jamestown Peak, Lincoln Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Saranac Peak, Tangent Peak, Washington Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Fanshaw Range,

Rivers:

Farragut River,

Streams:

Cat Creek, Negro Creek,

Cities:

Entrance Island, Hobart Bay,