Information About

Port Wrangell

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 2' 28" N,
156 ° 35' 3.001" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

King Salmon

Port Wrangell in Detail.

About

extends NW from Cape Providence, on E coast of Alaska Peninsula, 35 mi. NE of Sutwik I., Aleutian Range

History

Surveyed in 1831 by Ensign Vasiliev and named for Admiral Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von Wrangell, 1794-1870, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), Director Russian-American colonies. The name was published in 1835 as "B(aie) Wrangel" by Admiral A. J. von Krusenstern, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Topo Maps

Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1948), Ugashik (1949), Ugashik A-2 (1951), Ugashik A-2 (1951), Ugashik A-2 (1951), Ugashik A-2 (1951), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963),

Places Near Port Wrangell

Bars:

Aiugnak Columns, Logan Reef,

Bays:

Agripina Bay, Chiginagak Bay, Port Wrangell,

Capes:

Cape Providence,

Islands:

Ashiiak Island, Cupcake Island, David Island, Derickson Island, Devils Finger, Flat Island, Lone Rock, Navy Island, Poltava Island,

Mountains:

Icy Peak, Mount Kalagvik, Mount Kialagvik,

Rivers:

Agripina River,

Streams:

Glacier Creek,