Information About

Drake Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Pelican

Elevation:

594 ft (181.05 m)

About

in Glacier Bay, at N end of Whidbey Passage, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 3 mi. W of Marble Mnt. and 48 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 3.2 miles long.

History of Drake Island

Origin of name unknown. It first appears on British Admiralty (Br. Adm.) Chart 2431, corrected in 1890.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather C-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather C-1 (1949), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Drake Island

Archipelagos:

Marble Islands,

Bars:

Caroline Shoal,

Bays:

Berg Bay, Fingers Bay, Geikie Inlet, Glacier Bay, Johnson Cove, Maquinna Cove, Ripple Cove, Sebree Cove, Shag Cove, Tidal Inlet, Tyndall Cove,

Capes:

Point George, Caroline Point, George Point, Muir Point, Rush Point, Saint James Point, Tlingit Point,

Channels:

Sitakaday Narrows, Whidbey Passage,

Glaciers:

Dirt Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), Morse Glacier,

Hills:

Knob I,

Islands:

Boulder Island, Drake Island, Francis Island, Garforth Island, Geikie Rock, Lars Island, Lone Island, Netland Island, North Marble Island, Sebree Island, South Marble Island, Sturgess Island, Willoughby Island,

Lakes:

Lake Seclusion,

Mountains:

Black Cap Mountain, Hugh Miller Mountain, Marble Mountain, Pyramid Peak, Mount Skarn, Tlingit Peak, Mount Wood, Mount Wright,

Ridges:

Oberlin Ridge,

Valleys:

Dirt Gulch, Ice Valley,