Information About

Basset Island

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 35' 38" N,
160 ° 36' 46.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Basset Island in Detail.

About

in Albatross Anchorage on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, 9 mi. NNW of Swedania Point, Aleutian Range. 300 feet wide.

History

Named "Fassett Island" in 1893 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), for H. C. Fassett of that agency; published as "Bassett Island" in 1912 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller C-2 (1963), Port Moller C-2 (1963), Port Moller (1988),

Places Near Basset Island

Bars:

Crow Reef, Midway Reef, Unga Spit,

Bays:

Balboa Bay, Lefthand Bay, Lumber Bay, Mine Harbor, Mud Bay, San Diego Bay,

Capes:

Bluff Point, Bold Bluff Point, Cape Aliaksin, Cross Cape, Crow Point, Gravel Point, Gull Point, Low Point, Marble Point, Monolith Point, Reef Point, Shingle Point, Swedania Point, West Head,

Channels:

Unga Strait,

Cliffs:

Coal Bluff,

Flats:

Kagayan Flats,

Islands:

Ballast Island, Basset Island, Gull Island, Gull Island,

Mountains:

Cathedral Peak, Pinnacle Peak, Pyramid Mountain,

Streams:

Bishop Creek, Coleman Creek, Foster Creek, Johnson Creek, Lawrence Creek, Portage Creek,

Valleys:

Buck Valley, Deer Valley, Grass Valley, Lawrence Valley, Portage Valley,

Cities:

Herendeen Bay,