Information About

Bell Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bell Island on The Map

Location

55 ° 57' 24.998" N,
131 ° 29' 10" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Saxman

Elevation

610 ft (185.93 m)

Bell Island in Detail.

About

in Behm Canal, N of Revillagigedo I., Alex. Arch. 8.7 miles long.

History

Named in 1793 by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for Midshipman Bell (complete name not available), a member of his crew; discovered by Joseph Whidbey in August, 1793 (Wagner, 1937, p. 375).

Topo Maps

Ketchikan D-5 (1952), Ketchikan D-5 (1952), Ketchikan D-5 (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan D-5 (1953), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan D-5 NE (2017),
Places Near Bell Island
Bays:

Bailey Bay, Bell Arm, Convenient Cove, Eagle Bay, Fire Cove, Klu Bay, Neets Bay, Neets Bay, Rockfish Cove, Short Bay, Shrimp Bay,

Capes:

Point Lees, Chin Point, Claude Point, Curlew Point, Dress Point, Elsie Point, Fin Point, Indian Point, Snipe Point,

Channels:

Anchor Pass, Behm Narrows, Blind Pass, Gedney Pass, Hassler Pass, Sealed Passage,

Islands:

Bell Island, Black Island, Bug Island, Clam Island, Gedney Island, Hassler Island,

Lakes:

Bell Island Lakes, Lake Bess, Bluff Lake, Cedar Lake, Claude Lake, Clay Lake, Eagle Lake, Little Eagle Lake, Long Lake, Lake Maude, Neets Lake, Lake Nellie, Orchard Lake, Pine Lake, Reflection Lake, Lake Rowena, Lake Shelokum,

Mountain Passes:

Gedney Pass,

Rivers:

Eagle River,

Streams:

Beaver Creek, Cow Creek, East Fork Short Creek, Klam Creek, Klu Creek, Neets Creek, Orchard Creek, Short Creek, Spring Creek,

Cities:

Bell Island Hot Springs,