History of Portage Islands

Named Perenosnaya Islands in 1869 by Commander R.W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN). The name was suggested by Perenosnaya Bay, now called Portage Bay, one mile to the south. Perenosnaya is the Russian word meaning portage. The name, Portage Islets was published by US@C&GS in the 1883 Alaska Coast Pilot (p. 125).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Portage Islands

Portage Islands, Storm Islands,

East Spit, Flock Rock, Harrington Rock, West Spit,

Dry Cove, Fanshaw Bay, Farragut Bay, Francis Anchorage, Goose Cove, North Arm, Portage Bay, South Arm, Towers Arm,

Point Highland, Bay Point, Boulder Point, Cape Fanshaw, Duck Point, East Point, Flat Point, Grand Point, Hook Point, West Point,

South Passage,

Read Island, Stop Island, Whitney Island,

Petersburg Lake, Salt Chuck, Towers Lake,

Alaska Peak, Ambler Peak, Bay Point Knoll, Chipp Peak, Dahlgren Peak, De Long Peak, Duncan Peaks, Mount Fanshaw, Hall Peak, Hunt Peak, Jamestown Peak, Kupreanof Mountain, Lockwood Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Portage Mountain, Putnam Peak, Saranac Peak, Tangent Peak,

Bohemian Range, Fanshaw Range, Missionary Range,

Farragut River,

Cat Creek,

Portage Mountain Loop Trail,

Cape Fanshaw,