Information About

Midway Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 31' 50.002" N,
132 ° 57' 49" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Petersburg

Midway Rock in Detail.

About

at S end of Wrangell Narrows, 19 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN); named "Polivnoy" meaning "awash" in 1838 by the Russian surveyor, G. Lindenberg.

Places Near Midway Rock
Cities:

Tonka,

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

Capes:

Point Saint John, Point Alexander, Point Howe, Point Humbug, Point Lockwood, Anchor Point, Bay 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, Macnamara 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, Round Island, Southerly Island, Station Island, Vichnefski Rock, White Rock, Woewodski Island, Woody Island, Zarembo Island,

Lakes:

Crystal Lake, Green Rocks Lake, Harrys Lake, Harvey Lake,

Mountains:

Sumner Mountains,

Parks:

Beecher Pass State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Blind Slough,

Rivers:

Blind River,

Streams:

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

Routes:

Harvey Lake Trail, Kah Sheets Trail,

Valleys:

Big Gulch,

Cities:

Saint John Harbor,