Information About

Forss Island

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 37' 44" N,
131 ° 58' 18.998" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Kasaan

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Forss Island in Detail.

About

in Helm Bay, 3.7 mi. NW of Helm Point, on E coast of Cleveland Peninsula, Alex. Arch. 0.4 mile long.

History

Local navigators' name obtained in 1904 by H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).

Topo Maps

Ketchikan C-6 (1949), Ketchikan C-6 (1949), Ketchikan C-6 (1949), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan C-6 (1952), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan C-6 (1995), Ketchikan C-6 NW (2017),

Places Near Forss Island

Cities:

Grindall,

Archipelagos:

Tatoosh Islands,

Areas:

Tatoosh Rocks,

Bars:

Bittersweet Rock, Pond Reef, Rosa Reef,

Bays:

Port Stewart, Bond Bay, Helm Bay, Knudson Cove, Mud Bay, Raymond Cove, Smugglers Cove, Totem Bight, Vixen Harbor, Vixen Inlet, Wadding Cove,

Capes:

Point Francis, Point Higgins, Approach Point, Betton Point, Caamano Point, Cleveland Peninsula, Grindall Point, Heckman Point, Helm Point, Magnetic Point, Mike Point, Niblack Point, Potter Point, Rock Point, Snail Point, Survey Point, Tatoosh Point, Union Point, Vallenar Point,

Channels:

Grindall Passage, Inside Passage,

Islands:

Back Island, Betton Island, Clover Island, Forss Island, Grindall Island, Guard Islands, Hump Island, Pup Island, Streets Island, Sunshine Island, Thomas Island, Trunk Island, Vallenar Rock,

Lakes:

Bear Lake, Bugge Lake, Cessnun Lakes, Helm Lake, Rainbow Lake, Smugglers Lake,

Mine:

Alaska Gold Mountain Mines, Bert Lide Mine, Gold Standard Mine, Sleeping Beauty Mine, Steers Mine,

Mountains:

Betton Head, Mount Burnett, Gold Mountain, Mount Marr, South Mount,

Parks:

Totem Bight State Historical Park,

Streams:

Black Bear Creek, Cannery Creek, Falls Creek, First Waterfall Creek, Granite Creek, Hofstad Creek, Niblack Hollow, Second Waterfall Creek, Smugglers Creek, Trollers Creek, Walker Creek, Whipple Creek,

Routes:

Coast Guard Beach Trail,

Cities:

Clover Pass, Mud Bay, Port Higgins,