Information About

Culebrina Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Culebrina Island on The Map

Location

55 ° 24' 51.001" N,
133 ° 4' 35" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Craig

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Culebrina Island in Detail.

About

between Doyle and Trocadero Bays, off W coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 0.4 mile long.

History

Spanish name given in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle; probably from culebra, meaning snake.

Places Near Culebrina Island
Archipelagos:

Alberto Islands, Lively Islands, Prince of Wales Archipelago,

Areas:

Millar Rocks, Witness Rocks,

Bars:

Alberto Reef, Balandra Shoal, Ballena Island Shoal, Fern Reef, Fish Egg Reef, Klawock Reef, Parida Island Reef,

Bays:

Port Bagial, Port Caldera, Port Estrella, Port Saint Nicholas, Big Bay, Bobs Bay, Crab Bay, Crab Trap Cove, Doyle Bay, Klawock Inlet, North Bay, San Alberto Bay, Shelter Cove, Shinaku Inlet, Soda Bay, Soda Bay, Trocadero Bay,

Capes:

Point Miliflores, Point Miraballes, Point Polocano, Point Providence, Point Saint Sebastian, Point Batan, Point Bocas, Point Eugenia, Point Ildefonso, Point Iphigenia, Point Lomas, Agueda Point, Canoe Point, Cape Empinado, Cape Flores, Cape Suspiro, Cayman Point, Cemetery Point, Eagle Point, Entrance Point, Fern Point, Halibut Nose, Hassler Point, Horn Point, Natalia Point, Perlas Point, Punta de los Almos, Punta De los Islotillos, Punta Gorda, Punta Palmito, Point San Antonio, Tranquil Point, Turn Point,

Channels:

Meares Passage, North Entrance, North Pass, South Entrance, Tlevak Narrows, Ulloa Channel,

Cities:

Craig, Klawock,

Dams:

Craig Water Supply Dam, Klawock Dam, Waterfall Dam,

Islands:

Abbess Island, Balandra Island, Ballena Islands, Block Island, Bush Islets, Canas Island, Catalina Island, Clam Island, Cole Island, Coronados Islands, Craig Island, Culebrina Island, Fish Egg Island, Goat Island, Guide Island, Horseshoe Island, Joe Island, Klawock Island, Ladrones Islands, Madre de Dios Island, Meares Island, Midway Island, Natalia Island, Parida Island, Peratrovich Island, Rancheria Island, Ridge Island, Round Island, San Juan Bautista Island, San Juanito Island, Shelikof Island, Signal Island, Snag Island, Sombrero Island, Toti Island, Ulloa Island, Unlucky Island, Wadleigh Island, Wadleigh Rock, The Witnesses,

Lakes:

Big Salt Lake, Black Bear Lake, Black Lake, Klawock Lake, Lake Saint Nicholas, Waterfall Reservoir,

Mountains:

Bautista Peak, Sunny Hay Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Canoe Pass, North Pass Sukkwan Strait,

Rivers:

Klawock River,

Streams:

Crab Creek, Halfmile Creek, Shinaku Creek, Soda Creek, Threemile Creek,

Routes:

Canoe Point Trail, Soda Lake Trail Prince of Wales Island,

Cities:

Waterfall,