Information About

Exchange Island

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Location

56 ° 12' 18" N,
133 ° 3' 22" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

89 ft (27.13 m)

Exchange Island in Detail.

About

at mouth of Exchange Cove, on N coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 1.2 miles long.

History

Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1887 on US@C&GS Chart 706.

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-4 (1949), Petersburg A-4 (1949), Petersburg A-4 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg A-4 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-4 (1994), Petersburg A-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Exchange Island

Cities:

Bars:

Barnacle Rock, Gull Rock, McArthur Reef, Nesbitt Reef, Rose Rock,

Bays:

Lake Bay, California Bay, Exchange Cove, Ragged Cove, Rocky Bay, Rocky Cove, Salmon Bay, Sarheen Cove,

Capes:

Point Nesbitt, Point Barnes, Point Colpoys, Bay Point, Keg Point, Macnamara Point, Pine Point,

Channels:

Kashevarof Passage, Ossipee Channel, Snow Passage, Whale Passage,

Islands:

Beck Island, Blashke Islands, Bluff Island, Bush Rock, Bushy Island, Coffman Island, Deer Rocks, East Island, Echo Island, Exchange Island, Fire Island, Kashevarof Islands, Mabel Island, Middle Islands, Rookery Islands, Rookery Islands, Rose Island, Round Island, Shrubby Island, Stevenson Island, Thorne Island, Tide Island, West Island,

Lakes:

Barnes Lake, Cavern Lake, Exchange Lake, Gold and Galligan Lagoon, Grassy Lake, Neck Lake, Salmon Bay Lake, Sink Hole Lake, Twin Island Lake,

Rapids:

Deadmans Riffle, Indian Creek Rapids,

Streams:

Lake Bay Creek, Big Creek, Coffman Creek, Exchange Creek, Indian Creek, Lava Creek, Mabel Creek, Salmon Creek, Squaw Creek,

Cities: