Information About

Beehive Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Beehive Island on The Map

Location

59 ° 37' 7" N,
149 ° 36' 46.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Beehive Island in Detail.

About

E of Matushka I., one of Chiswell Is., 36 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Named "The Beehive" in 1910 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); "suggestive of its shape."

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound C-7 (1952), Blying Sound C-7 (1952), Blying Sound C-7 (1952), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953),
Places Near Beehive Island
Archipelagos:

Chiswell Islands,

Bays:

Agnes Cove, Aialik Bay, Bear Cove, Cataract Cove, Chat Cove, Cliff Bay, Crater Bay, Fire Cove, Holgate Arm, McMullen Cove, Paradise Cove, Pony Cove, Quicksand Cove, Ripple Cove, Taz Basin, Three Hole Bay, Tooth Cove,

Capes:

Aialik Cape, Granite Cape, Three Hole Point, Toe Point,

Channels:

Cheval Narrows, Dora Passage, Granite Passage, Harding Gateway, Petes Pass,

Hills:

Aligo Point,

Islands:

Beehive Island, Chat Island, Cheval Island, Chiswell Island, Dora Island, Granite Island, Harbor Island, Hub Rock, Lone Rock, Matushka Island, Natoa Island, No Name Island, Pilot Rock, Seal Rocks, Twin Islands, Verdant Island,