Information About

Point Couverden

Quick Facts

Region:

Haines

Nearest City:

Hoonah

Elevation:

10 ft (3.05 m)

Fatalities:

5

Wildlife:

About

on SE end of Couverden I., at mouth of Lynn Canal, 7 mi. SW of Funter and 24 mi. SW of Juneau; St. Elias Mts.

Point Couverden sits at the intersection of Lynn Canal, Icy Strait, and Chatham Strait.

History of Point Couverden

observed by Josph Whidbey, July 13, 1794, and named by Captain Vancouver (1789, v. 3, p. 245), RN, for Couverden, England, the home of his ancestors. map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), transliterated the English anme as "M(ys) Kouverden."

Fatalities

December 1, 2024

5 people died

fishing

Found on the following Topo Maps

Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau A-4 (1995), Juneau A-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Point Couverden

Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Favorite Reef, Hanus Reef, North Ledge,

Bays:

Barlow Cove, Coot Cove, Crab Cove, Curlew Ledge, Funter Bay, Howard Bay, Swanson Harbor, Whitestone Harbor,

Beaches:

The Sand Beach,

Capes:

Point Augusta, Barlow Point, Clear Point, Point Couverden, False Point Retreat, Point Howard,

Channels:

Saginaw Channel,

Cliffs:

No Use Ledge, Sharp Ledge,

Dams:

Tenakee Spring School Dam, Tenakee Springs Dam,

Islands:

Ansley Island, Bare Island, Barlow Island, Couverden Island, Couverden Rock, Entrance Island, Gauge Island, The Kittens, Ledge Island, Naked Island, Rat Island, Rocky Island, The Sisters, Spasski Island, Star Rock, Station Island,

Lakes:

Teardrop Lake,

Mine:

Admiralty Mine, Alaska Dano Mine,

Mountains:

Green Mountain,

Parks:

Funter Bay State Marine Park,

Streams:

Cordwood Creek, Suntaheen Creek,

Routes:

Bear Creek Trail,

Cities:

Funter,