Information About

Barwell Island

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 51' 36" N,
149 ° 16' 39" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Length

0.3 mi (0.48 km)

Barwell Island in Detail.

About

in Blying Sound, 1 mi. SE of Cape Resurrection, 20 mi. SE of Seward, Chugach Mts. 0.3 mile wide.

History

Named in 1906 by Board on Geographic Names (BGN) on account of proximity to Cape Resurrection which was called "Barwell" by Captain (Nathaniel) Portlock in 1787.

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound D-7 (1950), Blying Sound D-7 (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound D-7 (1953), Blying Sound D-7 (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound D-7 SE (2017),

Places Near Barwell Island

Bays:

Anchor Cove, Blying Sound, Bowen Anchorage, Day Harbor, Derby Cove, Driftwood Bay, Humpy Cove, Killer Bay, Marys Bay, Resurrection Bay, Safety Cove, Sunny Cove, Talus Bay, Thumb Cove,

Capes:

Caines Head, Callisto Head, Cape Resurrection, Fault Point, The Iron Door, Lowell Point, Resurrection Peninsula, Sandspit Point, Tonsina Point,

Channels:

Eldorado Narrows, Harding Gateway,

Glaciers:

Porcupine Glacier, Prospect Glacier, Spoon Glacier,

Islands:

Barwell Island, Fox Island, Hat Island, Hive Island, Marys Rock, Pilot Rock, Rugged Island, Twin Rocks,

Mountains:

Callisto Peak,

Parks:

Driftwood Bay State Marine Park, Safety Cove State Marine Park, Sandspit Point State Marine Park, Sunny Cove State Marine Park, Thumb Cove State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Mount Jerry Dixon,

Streams:

Likes Creek, Tonsina Creek,

Routes:

Alpine Trail, Beach Access Trail, Caines Head Trail, Loop Trail, South Beach Trail,

Cities:

Lowell Point,