Information About

Cleft Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cleft Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 50' 52.001" N,
134 ° 19' 58.001" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Cleft Island in Detail.

About

in Security Bay, on N coast of Kuiu I., Alex. Arch. 0.6 mile long.

History

Descriptive name given in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), because of its shape.

Topo Maps

Port Alexander D-1 (1948), Port Alexander D-1 (1948), Port Alexander D-1 (1948), Port Alexander D-1 (1948), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander D-1 (1997), Port Alexander D-1 SW (2017),
Places Near Cleft Island
Cities:

Tyee,

Archipelagos:

Galankin Islands,

Bars:

Bibb Shoal,

Bays:

Band Cove, Cedar Bight, Halleck Harbor, Rowan Bay, Saginaw Bay, Security Bay, Washington Bay,

Capes:

Point Sullivan, Point Lookout, Cedar Point, Cornwallis Point, Expedition Point, Hourigan Point, Kingsmill Point, Meade Point, Paralysis Point, Retaliation Point, Walker Point,

Cliffs:

Fossil Bluffs,

Dams:

Rowan Bay Dam,

Islands:

Carroll Island, Cedar Island, Christmas Island, Cleft Island, Flat Island, Harbor Island, Indian Rock, Payne Island, Roadstead Island, Round Island, Sachem Island, Stewart Rock,

Lakes:

Cool Lake, Ledge Lake,

Streams:

Dean Creek, Saginaw Creek,

Cities:

Rowan Bay,