Information About

Couverden Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 12' 1.001" N,
135 ° 4' 31.001" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Hoonah

Part of

Coronation Island

Cliffs

Sharp Ledge,

Elevation

43 ft (13.11 m)

Couverden Island in Detail.

About

off W shore of Lynn Canal at junction with Icy Strait, 7 mi. SW of Funter and 25 mi. SW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. 3 miles long.

History

Probably named in 1868 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for nearby Point Couverden, and published in 1881 on Hydrographic Chart 882.

Couverden Island Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Couverden Island.

Topo Maps

Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau A-4 (1995), Juneau A-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Couverden Island

Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Favorite Reef, Hanus Reef, North Ledge, Sisters Reef,

Bays:

Barlow Cove, Coot Cove, Crab Cove, Curlew Ledge, Funter Bay, Howard Bay, Swanson Harbor, Whitestone Harbor,

Beaches:

The Sand Beach,

Capes:

Point Augusta, Barlow Point, Clear Point, Point Couverden, False Point Retreat, Point Howard, Point Retreat,

Channels:

Saginaw Channel,

Cliffs:

No Use Ledge, Sharp Ledge,

Dams:

Tenakee Spring School Dam, Tenakee Springs Dam,

Islands:

Ansley Island, Bare Island, Barlow Island, Couverden Island, Couverden Rock, Entrance Island, Gauge Island, The Kittens, Ledge Island, Naked Island, Pulizzi Island, Rat Island, Rocky Island, The Sisters, Spasski Island, Star Rock, Station Island,

Lakes:

Teardrop Lake,

Mine:

Admiralty Mine, Alaska Dano Mine,

Mountains:

Green Mountain,

Parks:

Funter Bay State Marine Park,

Streams:

Cordwood Creek, Spasski Creek, Suntaheen Creek,

Cities:

Funter,