Information About

Woewodski Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 33' 22" N,
133 ° 0' 22" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

233 ft (71.02 m)

Woewodski Island in Detail.

About

between Duncan Canal and Wrangell Narrows, 15 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.

History

Published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396 as "O(strov)va Voyevodskago." Named for Captain Lieutenant Stepan Vasilivich Woewodski, chief director ofthe Russian-American Colonies, 1854-59. in 1838 G. Lindenberg called part of the island "Medvezhiy," meaning "of the bear."

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-4 (1948), Petersburg C-4 (1951), Petersburg C-4 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-4 (1995), Petersburg C-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Woewodski Island

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Castle Islands, Level Islands,

Bars:

Burnt Island Reef, California Boulder Patch, Colorado Reef, Coply Reef, McArthur Reef, Midway Rock, North Ledge, South Ledge, Spike Rock,

Bays:

Baht Harbor, Bains Cove, Halfmoon Anchorage, Hoagies Hole, Kah Sheets Bay, Krauses Hole, Little Duncan Bay, Saint John Harbor, Woodpecker Cove,

Capes:

Point Saint John, Point Alexander, Point Howe, Point Humbug, Point Lockwood, Anchor Point, Blind Point, Boulder Point, Danger Point, December Point, Deception Point, False Island Point, Finger Point, Green Point, Hicks Point, Hood Point, Inlet Point, Island Point, Low Point, Mitchell Point, Mountain Point, No Thorofare Point, North Point, Rock Point, Spruce Point, Vexation Point,

Channels:

Beecher Pass, Duncan Canal, Keene Channel, Whiskey Pass, Wrangell Narrows,

Dams:

Crystal Lake Dam,

Flats:

Boulder Flats, North Flat, South Flat,

Islands:

Battery Islets, Big Bowlder, Big Castle Island, Big Level Island, Big Saltery Island, Blind Island, Blowdown Island, Burnt Island, Bush Top Island, Butterworth Island, Christmas Island, Cloverleaf Island, Emily Island, Fair Island, Foremost Rock, Green Rocks, Grief Island, High Castle Island, Jewell Island, Kah Sheets Island, Keene Island, Little Level Island, Little Saltery Island, Lung Island, Mitkof Island, Northerly Island, Pearl Island, Point Lockwood Rock, Rookery Island, Southerly Island, Vichnefski Rock, White Rock, Woewodski Island, Woody Island, Zarembo Island,

Lakes:

Crystal Lake, Green Rocks Lake, Harrys Lake, Harvey Lake, Kah Sheets Lake,

Mountains:

Sumner Mountains, Survey Mountains,

Parks:

Beecher Pass State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Blind Slough, Mitchell Slough, Ohmer Slough,

Rivers:

Streams:

Colorado Creek, Falls Creek, Kah Sheets Creek, Spirit Creek, Taain Creek, Twin Creek,

Routes:

Harvey Lake Trail, Kah Sheets Trail,

Valleys:

Cities:

Saint John Harbor, Scow Bay,