Information About

Wilby Island

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 14' 34.001" N,
147 ° 13' 12" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Eureka

Wilby Island in Detail.

About

at S entrance to Port Chalmers, off W coast of Montague I., 30 mi. E of Chenega, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1787 by Captain Portlock (1789, p. 215), possibly for William Wilbye, assistant trader on Captain Portlock's voyage.

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 Wilby Island
Bars:

Pennsylvania Rock,

Bays:

Port Chalmers, Rocky Bay, Stockdale Harbor, Zaikof Bay,

Capes:

Gilmour Point, Graveyard Point, Montague Point, Mountain Point,

Cliffs:

Purple Bluff,

Dams:

Hayden Lake Dam,

Islands:

Applegate Rock, Channel Island, Fairs Island, Green Island, Montague Island, Seal Island, Wilby Island,

Lakes:

Lake Hayden,

Mountains:

Montague Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Hayes River Pass,