Information About

Deer Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Deer Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 2' 30.001" N,
132 ° 1' 5.999" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Elevation

2231 ft (680.01 m)

Deer Island in Detail.

About

in Ernest Sound, 32 mi. SE of Wrangell, Alex. Arch. 8.5 miles long.

History

Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1887 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 706.

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-1 (1948), Petersburg A-1 (1951), Petersburg A-1 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-1 (1995), Petersburg A-1 SE (2017),
Places Near Deer Island
Archipelagos:

Niblack Islands,

Bars:

Blanche Rock,

Bays:

Anan Bay, Emerald Bay, Ernest Sound, Fools Inlet, Frosty Bay, Menefee Inlet, Santa Anna Inlet, Southeast Cove, Southwest Cove, Spacious Bay, Sunny Bay, Thoms Place,

Capes:

Point Peters, Point Santa Anna, Point Warde, Eaton Point, Kuakan Point, Menefee Point, Thoms Point, Vixen Point, Watkins Point,

Channels:

Canoe Passage, Seward Passage,

Islands:

Blake Island, Bold Island, Brownson Island, Change Island, Deer Island, Easterly Island, Found Island, Petersen Islands, Square Island, Trap Rock, Westerly Island, Zimovia Islets,

Lakes:

Lake Helen, Anan Lagoon, Anan Lake, Boulder Lake, Clay Lake, Lake McDonald, Standing Rock Lake,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Brownson Peak, Table Mountain,

Parks:

Thoms Place State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Fisherman Chuck,

Streams:

Anan Creek, East Fork Anan Creek, Fools Creek, Frosty Creek, Gray Creek, Marten Creek, Thoms Creek, Walker Creek, Wasta Creek,

Cities:

Thoms Place,