Information About

West Spit

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 13' 12" N,
133 ° 30' 38.002" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

West Spit in Detail.

About

on E coast of Hitney I., 0.5 mi. NW of village of Cape Fanshaw and 77 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Descriptive name given by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN); published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p.145).

Topo Maps

Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum A-5 NW (2017),
Places Near West Spit
Archipelagos:

Portage Islands, Robert Islands, Storm Islands,

Areas:

The Five Fingers,

Bars:

Bird Rock, East Spit, McDonald Rock, West Spit,

Bays:

Port Houghton, Fanshaw Bay, Hobart Bay, Russian Cove, Steamboat Bay,

Capes:

Point Walpole, Point Highland, Point Hobart, Bartlett Point, Bay Point, Bill Point, Boulder Point, Canoe Point, Cape Fanshaw, Duck Point, East Point, Fort Point, The Haystack, McNairy Point, West Point,

Channels:

Cleveland Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Crow Island, Entrance Island, Foot Island, Harbor Island, Robert Island, Sail Island, The Twins, Whitney Island,

Lakes:

Alice Lake, Little Lagoon,

Mountains:

Alaska Peak, Dahlgren Peak, Mount Fanshaw, Jamestown Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Tangent Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Stephens Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

Fanshaw Range,

Streams:

Big Creek, Cat Creek, Negro Creek,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw, Entrance Island,