Information About

Point Craven

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 28' 1.999" N,
134 ° 52' 26" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Elevation

69 ft (21.03 m)

Point Craven in Detail.

About

on Chichagof I., at mouth of Sitkoh Bay, on Chatham Sound, 6 mi. E of Todd, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for Admiral Thomas Tingey Craven, U.S. Navy (USN). The Tlingit Indian name for this point was published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Tlyakhini" or "Cape Tlyakhini."

Topo Maps

Sitka B-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-3 (1997), Sitka B-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Point Craven

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Midway Reef, Morris Reef, Plover Rock,

Bays:

The Basin, Basket Bay, Echo Cove, Florence Bay, Hanus Bay, Kelp Bay, Lindenberg Harbor, Little Basket Bay, Middle Arm Kelp Bay, Sitkoh Bay, South Arm Kelp Bay,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Moses, Point Thatcher, Point Craven, Point Hanus, Point Hayes, False Lindenberg Head, Lindenberg Head, North Point, Parker Point, Peninsular Point, Portage Point, South Point,

Channels:

Portage Arm, Thatcher Channel,

Dams:

Kennel Creek Dam,

Islands:

Catherine Island, Crow Island, Dead Tree Island, Fairway Island, McClellan Rock, Pond Island, Svensen Rock, Traders Island, White Rock, Yellow Rock, Zubof Rock,

Lakes:

Basket Lake, Kook Lake, Sitkoh Lake,

Rivers:

Clear River, Glacial River,

Streams:

Basket Creek, Cutthroat Creek, Kook Creek, Sitkoh Creek,

Routes:

Lake Eva Trail, Sitkoh Lake Trail,

Cities: