Information About

Akusha Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Akusha Island on The Map

Location

57 ° 18' 14" N,
133 ° 39' 11.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Length

0.5 mi (0.8 km)

Elevation

49 ft (14.94 m)

Akusha Island in Detail.

About

largest of The Five Fingers, in Stephens Passage, 70 mi. NE of Sitka, Coast Mts. 0.5 mile wide.

History

Tlingit Indian name, reported to mean thumb, published in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); so called because the island occupies the position of the thumb in The Five Fingers.

Topo Maps

Sumdum B-5 (1948), Sumdum B-5 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum B-5 (1996), Sumdum B-5 SW (2017),
Places Near Akusha Island
Archipelagos:

The Brothers, Robert Islands, Storm Islands,

Areas:

The Five Fingers,

Bars:

Bird Rock, East Spit, McDonald Rock, West Spit,

Bays:

Fanshaw Bay, Last Chance Harbor, Russian Cove, Steamboat Bay, Sunset Cove,

Capes:

Point Walpole, Point Gambier, Point Highland, Point Hobart, Bartlett Point, Bill Point, Canoe Point, Cape Fanshaw, Duck Point, False Point Pybus, Fort Point, Grunt Point, McNairy Point, Rocky Point,

Channels:

Cleveland Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Crow Island, East Brother Island, Entrance Island, Foot Island, Gambier Island, Robert Island, Sail Island, Sunset Island, The Twins, West Brother Island, Whitney Island,

Mountains:

Mount Fanshaw,

Mountain Passes:

Stephens Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

Fanshaw Range,

Streams:

Libby Creek,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw, Entrance Island,