Information About

Surprise Harbor

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Angoon

About

on S tip of Admiralty I., 33 mi. S of Angoon, Alex. Arch.

History of Surprise Harbor

Probably named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN); published on Hydrographic Chart 225. "It owes its name to one of the two tragedies in the area, which resulted from attacks of Indians on whites."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sitka A-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka A-2 (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka A-2 (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka A-2 (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Surprise Harbor

Cities:

Tyee,

Bars:

Bibb Shoal, Healy Rock,

Bays:

Band Cove, Cascade Bay, Murder Cove, Nelson Bay, Red Bluff Bay, Surprise Harbor, Warm Spring Bay, Warm Springs Bay, Whitewater Bay, Wilson Cove,

Capes:

Point Turbot, Point Wilson, Point Gardner, Bartlett Point, East Point, Flag Point, Hourigan Point, Kingsmill Point, Paralysis Point, Rocky Point, Walker Point,

Channels:

Chatham Strait,

Islands:

Carroll Island, North Island, Takatz Islands, White Rock, Yasha Island,

Lakes:

Deep Lake, Falls Lake, Four Falls Lake, Long Lake, Wakefield Lakes,

Mountains:

Mount Harding, Mount Race, Table Mountain,