Information About

Bush Top Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 38' 6" N,
132 ° 56' 48.998" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Petersburg

Bush Top Island in Detail.

About

in Wrangell Narrows, 12 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch. 0.1 mile long.

History

Named in 1881 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN). The navigator, G. Lindenberg, called it "Ostrov Golyy," meaning "bare island," and the name was published as such in 1850 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1441.

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-3 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg C-3 (1953), Petersburg C-3 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-3 NW (1992), Petersburg C-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Bush Top Island

Cities:

Tonka,

Archipelagos:

Level Islands,

Bars:

Burnt Island Reef, California Boulder Patch, Colorado Reef, Coply Reef, Midway Rock, North Ledge, Prolewy Rocks, South Ledge, Spike Rock,

Bays:

Baht Harbor, Halfmoon Anchorage, Hoagies Hole, Kah Sheets Bay, Krauses Hole, Little Baht Harbor, Little Duncan Bay, Long Pond, Saint John Harbor, Scow Bay, Woodpecker Cove,

Capes:

Point Saint John, Point Alexander, Point Howe, Point Humbug, Point Lockwood, Anchor Point, Bayou Point, Blind Point, Blunt Point, Boulder Point, Craig Point, Danger Point, December Point, Deception Point, False Island Point, Finger Point, Frederick Point, Green Point, Hicks Point, Hood Point, Inlet Point, Island Point, Lindenberg Peninsula, Low Point, Mountain Point, No Thorofare Point, North Point, Prolewy Point, Rock Point, Spruce Point, Turn Point, Vexation Point,

Channels:

Beecher Pass, Duncan Canal, Keene Channel, Petersburg Bar Range, Whiskey Pass, Wrangell Narrows,

Cities:

Petersburg,

Dams:

Crystal Lake Dam, Petersburg Dam, Petersburg Lower Reservoir Dam,

Fictional Places:

Kuinak,

Flats:

Boulder Flats, North Flat, South Flat,

Islands:

Battery Islets, Big Bowlder, Big Level Island, Big Saltery Island, Blind Island, Blowdown Island, Burnt Island, Bush Top Island, Butterworth Island, Christmas Island, Emily Island, Fair Island, Foremost Rock, Green Rocks, Grief Island, Jewell Island, Kah Sheets Island, Keene Island, Little Level Island, Little Saltery Island, Lung Island, McDonald Islands, Mitkof Island, Northerly Island, Pearl Island, Point Lockwood Rock, Sasby Island, Southerly Island, Station Island, Vichnefski Rock, White Rock, Woewodski Island, Woody Island,

Lakes:

Crystal Lake, Green Rocks Lake, Harrys Lake, Harvey Lake, Petersburg Reservoir,

Mountains:

Horn Mountain, Narrows Peak, Petersburg Mountain, Sumner Mountains, Survey Mountains,

Parks:

Beecher Pass State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Blind Slough, Blind Slough,

Rivers:

Blind River,

Streams:

Coho Creek, Colorado Creek, Falls Creek, Kah Sheets Creek, Ohmer Creek, Petersburg Creek, Spirit Creek, Taain Creek, Twin Creek,

Cities:

Kupreanof,

Routes:

Duncan Canal Portage, Harvey Lake Trail, Kah Sheets Trail, Petersburg Lake Trail, Petersburg Trail, Raven Trail,

Valleys:

Big Gulch,

Cities:

Doyhof, Saint John Harbor, Scow Bay,