Information About

Found Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Found Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 6' 20.002" N,
132 ° 4' 22.001" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

190 ft (57.91 m)

Found Island in Detail.

About

in Ernest Sound S of Wrangell I., 28 mi. SE of Wrangell, Alex. Arch. 0.5 mile long.

History

Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1887 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 706.

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-1 (1948), Petersburg A-1 (1951), Petersburg A-1 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-1 (1995), Petersburg A-1 SE (2017),
Places Near Found Island
Archipelagos:

Niblack Islands,

Bars:

Blanche Rock,

Bays:

Anan Bay, Emerald Bay, Ernest Sound, Fools Inlet, Frosty Bay, Menefee Inlet, Santa Anna Inlet, Southeast Cove, Southwest Cove, Sunny Bay, Thoms Place, Whaletail Cove,

Capes:

Point Peters, Point Santa Anna, Point Warde, Capel Point, Eaton Point, Kuakan Point, Menefee Point, Thoms Point, Watkins Point, Whaletail Point,

Channels:

Blake Channel, Canoe Passage, Seward Passage,

Islands:

Blake Island, Bold Island, Brownson Island, Button Island, Change Island, Deer Island, Easterly Island, Found Island, Trap Rock, Westerly Island, Wrangell Island, Zimovia Islets,

Lakes:

Lake Helen, Anan Lagoon, Anan Lake, Boulder Lake, Clay Lake, Long Lake, Standing Rock Lake, Thoms Lake,

Mountains:

Brownson Peak, Mount Etolin, Mount Shakes, Table Mountain,

Parks:

Thoms Place State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Fisherman Chuck,

Streams:

Anan Creek, East Fork Anan Creek, Fools Creek, Frosty Creek, Marten Creek, Thoms Creek,

Routes:

Long Lake Trail, Thoms Lake Trail,

Cities:

Thoms Place,