Information About

Point Sophia

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 8' 33" N,
135 ° 25' 0.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Hoonah

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Point Sophia in Detail.

About

on N coast of Chichagof I., at mouth of Port Frederick, 2.5 mi. NW of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1794 by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for Augusta Sophia, daughter of King George III of England (Wagner, 1937, p. 417).

Topo Maps

Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau A-5 (1951), Juneau A-5 (1951), Juneau A-5 (1951), Juneau A-5 (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau A-5 (1994), Juneau A-5 NE (2015),

Places Near Point Sophia

Archipelagos:

Porpoise Islands,

Bars:

Halibut Rock, Kulichkof Reefs, Pinta Rock, Sisters Reef,

Bays:

Flynn Cove, Port Frederick, Spasski Bay,

Capes:

Burger Point, Burnt Point, Cannery Point, Crist Point, False Point, Game Point, Grave Point, Harbor Point, Hoonah Point, Neck Point, Noon Point, Point Sophia,

Channels:

Gedney Channel,

Cities:

Hoonah,

Cliffs:

Hoonah Bluff,

Dams:

Shotter Creek Dam, Tenakee Spring School Dam, Tenakee Springs Dam,

Fictional Places:

Delos Crossing,

Islands:

Chimney Rock, Grassy Rock, Halibut Island, Harry Island, Hoonah Island, Long Island, Midway Island, Midway Rocks, Pitt Island, Pulizzi Island, Scraggy Island, The Sisters, Spasski Island,

Lakes:

Site Lake,

Mountains:

Elephant Mountain,

Streams:

Freshwater Creek, Gallagher Creek, Game Creek, Gartina Creek, Halibut Creek, Humpback Creek, North Fork Freshwater Creek, Seagull Creek, Spasski Creek,

Routes:

Spasski Trail,

Cities:

Game Creek, Whitestone Logging Camp,