Information About

Entrance Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Entrance Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 31' 4.001" N,
147 ° 35' 8.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Entrance Island in Detail.

About

at SE end of Upper Passage, 0.5 mi. S of Eleanor I., 24 mi. NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1910 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). So named "because the island is at the south entrance to Upper Passage between Eleanor and Ingot Is."

Topo Maps

Seward C-2 (1951), Seward C-2 (1951), Seward C-2 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward C-2 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959),
Places Near Entrance Island
Bars:

Manning Rocks, Pennsylvania Rock,

Bays:

Port Audrey, Barnes Cove, Bass Harbor, Bay of Isles, Cabin Bay, Herring Bay, Ingot Cove, Louis Bay, Lower Herring Bay, Marsha Bay, McPherson Bay, Mew Cove, Northeast Cove, Northwest Bay, Outside Bay, Rua Cove, Short Arm, Short Arm Bay of Isles, Solf Cove, South Arm Bay of Isles, South Bay, West Arm Bay of Isles,

Capes:

Point Eleanor, Herring Point, Lone Point, Mountain Point, Passage Point,

Channels:

Foul Pass, Liljegren Passage, Lower Passage, McPherson Passage, Upper Passage,

Cliffs:

Yellow Cliffs,

Islands:

Applegate Rock, Block Island, Chase Island, Disk Island, Eleanor Island, Entrance Island, Ingot Island, Knight Island, Little Smith Island, Lone Island, Naked Island, Peak Island, Seal Island, Sphinx Island, Storey Island,

Lakes:

Otter Lake, Solf Lake,

Mountains:

Iron Mountain,