Information About

Elrington Island

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 57' 19.001" N,
148 ° 6' 54" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

1565 ft (477.01 m)

Elrington Island in Detail.

About

extends NE-SW at SW end of Prince William Sound, between Latouche and Evans I., 20 mi. S of Chenega, Chugach Mts. 12 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1905 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); name derived from Point Elrington at the southern tip of the island.

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound D-3 (1953), Blying Sound D-3 (1953), Blying Sound D-3 (1953), Blying Sound D-3 (1953), Blying Sound D-3 (1953), Blying Sound D-3 (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound D-3 (1995),

Places Near Elrington Island

Cities:

Horseshoe Bay, Phoenix, Port Benney,

Bars:

Iktua Rocks, Procession Rocks,

Basins:

Bays:

Aluklik Bay, Crab Bay, Fox Farm Bay, Guguak Bay, Hogg Bay, Horseshoe Bay, Iktua Bay, Johnson Cove, Koss Cove, Montgomery Bay, North Twin Bay, San Juan Bay, Sawmill Bay, Shelter Bay, South Twin Bay, Squirrel Bay, Swanson Bay, Wilson Bay,

Capes:

Point Pyke, Point Waters, Point Elrington, Amerk Point, Cape Cleare, Evans Point, Hogg Point, Lonetree Point, Panhat Point, Powder Point, Swanson Point,

Channels:

Bainbridge Passage, Elrington Passage, Latouche Passage, Prince of Wales Passage,

Dams:

Aquaculture Dam, Crab Bay Dam Number 3,

Islands:

Bainbridge Island, Bettles Island, Chicken Island, Danger Island, Elrington Island, Evans Island, Flemming Island, Izmaylov Island, Latouche Island, Ship Island,

Lakes:

Lake Hayden, Jaybird Lake, San Juan Lake,

Mountains:

Broon Buttes, Latouche Peak,

Parks:

Horseshoe Bay State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Cities:

Chenega, Chenega Bay, Latouche, Port Ashton, Port San Juan,