Information About

Point Urey

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 49' 35" N,
136 ° 25' 5.999" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

72 ft (21.95 m)

Point Urey in Detail.

About

between Islas Bay and S end of Lisianski Strait, on W coast of Chichagof I., 17 mi. NW of Chichagof, Alex. Arch

History

Named in 1879 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in the 1883 Alaska Coast Pilot (p. 184). It was named for Captain Urey Theodorovich Lisianski, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), Russian navigator who explored these waters in 1804 and 1805. The name "Urey" is sometimes spelled "Iuri" from the Russian "Yuriy," meaning "George."

Topo Maps

Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1950), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka D-8 (1995), Sitka D-8 SE (2017),
Places Near Point Urey
Archipelagos:

Palmtree Islands, Porcupine Islands,

Areas:

Urey Rocks,

Bars:

Fran Reef, Ittar Rock, Porcupine Rock, Star Rock,

Basins:

Bohemia Basin,

Bays:

Baker Cove, Bertha Bay, Canoe Cove, Constantine Cove, Davison Bay, Deer Harbor, Elkugu Bay, Goulding Harbor, Greentop Harbor, Ilin Bay, Islas Bay, Kukkan Bay, Lisianski Inlet, Little Bay, Lost Cove, Lumber Cove, Mirror Harbor, Pelican Harbor, Pinta Bay, Porcupine Bay, Portlock Harbor, Squid Bay, Stag Bay, Surge Bay, Takanis Bay, West Arm Mirror Harbor, Zhilo Cove,

Capes:

Point Partennoi, Point Razbitie, Point Satchrun, Point Shultz, Point Simonds, Point Theodore, Point Urey, Point Weigle, Point Dougherty, Cape Cross, Cape Dearborn, Cape Edward, Hogan Point, Pole Point, Rock Point, South Point, Takanis Peninsula,

Channels:

Canoe Pass, Caution Passage, Dry Pass, Imperial Passage, Lisianski Strait, South Passage, Tawak Passage,

Cities:

Pelican,

Dams:

Pelican Creek Dam,

Hot Springs:

White Sulphur Springs,

Islands:

Beric Island, Cormorant Island, Edward Islands, Elkugu Island, Esther Island, Fairway Rock, Fleming Island, Gauntlet Island, Grace Island, Greentop Island, Gull Rock, Hill Island, Hogan Island, Junction Island, Kinky Island, Middle Island, Mindalina Island, Miner Island, Myriad Islands, Peer Island, Pluma Island, Post Island, Sholin Island, Skinner Island, Snag Island, Snipe Island, Sushilna Island, Tentree Island, Threenob Rock, Triplet Islands, White Crag Island, White Sisters, Winifred Island, Yakobi Island,

Lakes:

Lake Cunningham, Lake Morris, Lake Helen, Lake James, Duck Lake, Lake Elfendahl, Goose Lake, Lake Smiley, Surge Lake, Takanis Lake, Wild Rice Lake,

Mountains:

Apex Mountain, Mount Baker, Mount Barness, Basalt Knob, Bingham Peak, Mount Crowther, Cub Mountain, Mount Douglas, Mount Drake, Mount Fritz, Mount Hill, El Nido Peak, North Mountain, Pinnacle Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, Mount Pinta, Mount Raatikainen, Takanis Peak, Yakobi Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Canoe Slough, Fleming Channel, Sea Level Slough, West Arm,

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

Goulding River, Porcupine River, Saltery River, Stag River, Stranger River,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Cann Creek, Falls Creek, Fault Creek, Meadow Creek, Pelican Creek, Takanis Creek,

Routes:

Dry Pass Trail, Mine Mountain Trail, Takanis Lake Trail,

Cities:

Sunnyside,