Information About

Arrecife Islands

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Arrecife Islands on The Map

Location

55 ° 26' 55" N,
133 ° 24' 40" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Craig

Length

0.5 mi (0.8 km)

Arrecife Islands in Detail.

About

extend E of Arrecife Point, on SE coast of Lulu I., Alex. Arch.

History

The descriptive term "El Arrecife," meaning "the reefs," was applied to these islands in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle. The Islands were formally named "Arrecife Islands" in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Places Near Arrecife Islands
Archipelagos:

Arrecife Islands, Blanquizal Islands,

Areas:

Twin Rocks, Witness Rocks,

Bars:

Alberto Reef, Balandra Shoal, Ballena Island Shoal, Beta Rock, Curacao Reef, Fern Reef, Labandera Rock, Larzatita Island Reef, Moke Rock, Parida Island Reef, Rana Reef, Saint Ignace Rock, San Christoval Rock, Sucia Ledge,

Bays:

Port San Antonio, Port Asumcion, Port Dolores, Port Estrella, Port Mayoral, Port Refugio, Port San Antonio, Port Santa Cruz, Adrian Cove, Aguada Cove, Aguirre Bay, Anguilla Bay, Bucareli Bay, Fortaleza Bay, Garcia Cove, Gulf of Esquibel, Indiada Cove, Nagasay Cove, San Alberto Bay, Thimble Cove,

Capes:

Point Marabilla, Point Maria, Point Miliflores, Point Polocano, Point Providence, Point Quemada, Point Remedios, Point Rosary, Point Saint Boniface, Point Saint Isidor, Point Saint Thomas, Point Caponeta, Point San Francisco, Point San Jose, Point San Leonardo, Point San Pasqual, Point San Rafael, Point San Roque, Point Santa Gertrudis, Point Santa Lucia, Point Santa Rosa, Point Santa Rosalia, Point Aguirre, Point Alonzo, Point Amargura, Point Animas, Point Arboleda, Point Arucenas, Point Barrigon, Point Bocas, Point Cangrejo, Point Capones, Point Caracol, Point Cocos, Point Cosinas, Point Cruz, Point Cuerbo, Point Delgada, Point Espada, Point Eugenia, Point Falfan, Point Fortaleza, Point Fula, Point Garcia, Point Gorda, Point Ildefonso, Point Incarnation, Point Isleta, Agueda Point, Amarilla Point, Arrecife Point, Arrecite Point, Blanquizal Point, Bobs Point, Canal Point, Cape Bartolome, Cape Cambon, Cape Empinado, Cape Flores, Diamond Point, Eagle Point, Fern Point, Mineral Point, Palisade Point, Pepper Point, Punishment Point, Punta de los Almos, Punta Gorda, Punta Maria Antonia, Punta Noriega, Punta Palmito, Reef Point, Point San Antonio, Silvester Point, Snail Point, Sword Point, Tranquil Point, Triste Point, Point Verde,

Channels:

Cruz Pass, Launch Passage, Meares Passage, Paloma Pass, Port Real Marina, Portillo Channel, Saint Nicholas Channel, San Christoval Channel, Ulloa Channel, Ursua Channel,

Dams:

Waterfall Dam,

Hills:

Isidor Hill,

Islands:

Abrejo Rocks, Alargate Rocks, Animas Island, Arboles Island, Baker Island, Balandra Island, Ballena Islands, Bibora Island, Cabras Islands, Caracol Island, Catalina Island, Coposo Island, Cristina Island, Cruz Islands, East San Lorenzo Island, Escurial Island, Esquibel Island, Flotilla Island, Garcia Island, Hermagos Islands, Hermanos Islands, Indiada Island, Isla Buen Ayre, Isleta, Joe Island, Larzatita Island, Lulu Island, Marabilla Island, Muerta Island, Palisade Island, Parida Island, Phillips Rock, Piedras Island, Pigeon Island, Pine Island, Quitasueno Rock, Ridge Island, Rosary Island, Saint Ignace Island, Saint Philip Island, San Adrian Island, San Clemente Island, San Fernando Island, San Francisco Island, San Juan Bautista Island, San Juanito Island, San Lorenzo Islands, Santa Lucia Island, Santa Rita Island, Shaft Rock, Sola Rock, Sombrero Island, Suemez Island, Trasera Island, Triste Island, Tuft Rock, Turtle Island, Ubi Island, Verde Island, West San Lorenzo Island, The Witnesses,

Lakes:

Lake Fortaleza, Waterfall Reservoir,

Mountains:

Bautista Peak, Fawn Mountain, Mount Miramar, Pimenta Mountain,

Rivers:

Rio de la Aguada,

Streams:

Arroyo Blanco,

Cities:

Waterfall,