Information About

Russian Reef

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 17' 16.001" N,
134 ° 37' 16" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Russian Reef in Detail.

About

in Chatham Strait, 15 mi. S of Angoon, off W coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), and published on Chart 225 in 1869. This name was given because "a Russian vessel is said to have struck upon it."

Topo Maps

Sitka B-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-2 (2000), Sitka B-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Russian Reef

Cities:

Killisnoo,

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Healy Rock, Kenasnow Rocks, Lone Rock, Rose Rock, Russian Reef,

Bays:

Chaik Bay, Echo Cove, Favorite Bay, Hood Bay, Kanalku Bay, Killisnoo Harbor, Kootznahoo Roads, Takatz Bay, Warm Spring Bay, Warm Springs Bay, Waterfall Cove, Whitewater Bay, Wilson Cove,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Turbot, Point Wilson, Point Caution, Black Point, Bluff Point, Cabin Point, Deer Point, Distant Point, East Point, Flag Point, House Point, North Point, Rocky Point, Rocky Point, Saginaw Point, Point Samuel, Sand Point, Shelter Point, Sullivan Point, Village Point, Woody Point,

Cities:

Angoon,

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, White Cliff,

Islands:

Killisnoo Island, Lone Tree Islet, North Island, Sand Island, Stone Island, Table Island, Takatz Islands, Village Rock, White Rock,

Lakes:

Salt Lagoon,

Mountains:

Table Mountain,

Streams:

Cutthroat Creek, Kasnyku Creek,

Cities:

Baranof, Neltushkin,

Waterfalls:

Kasnyku Falls,