Information About

Yasha Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Yasha Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 57' 59" N,
134 ° 33' 37.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Yasha Island in Detail.

About

in Chatham Strait, 5 mi. S of Admiralty I. and 30 mi. SE of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History

Russian name, diminutive of "Yakov" and equivalent to the English "Jacob"; probably first applied to this island in 1809 by Ivan Vasiliev the first.

Topo Maps

Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander D-2 (1951), Port Alexander D-2 (1951), Port Alexander D-2 (1951), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952),
Places Near Yasha Island
Cities:

Tyee,

Bars:

Bibb Shoal,

Bays:

Band Cove, Cascade Bay, Herring Bay, Hoggatt Bay, Murder Cove, Nelson Bay, Red Bluff Bay, Surprise Harbor, Wilson Cove,

Capes:

Point Wilson, Point Brightman, Point Gardner, Bartlett Point, Cedar Point, Hourigan Point, Kingsmill Point, Meade Point, Paralysis Point, Walker Point,

Channels:

Chatham Strait,

Islands:

Carroll Island, Cedar Island, Christmas Island, Flat Island, Harbor Island, Indian Rock, Roadstead Island, Round Island, Stewart Rock, Yasha Island,

Lakes:

Deep Lake, Falls Lake, Four Falls Lake, Long Lake, Wakefield Lakes,

Mountains:

Mount Harding, Mount Saffran,