Information About

Gain Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 27' 19.001" N,
133 ° 55' 21" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

85 ft (25.91 m)

Gain Island in Detail.

About

at entrance to Gambier Bay, 60 mi. NE of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 1 mile long.

History

Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 144).

Topo Maps

Sumdum B-6 (1948), Sumdum B-6 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum B-6 NW (2017),

Places Near Gain Island

Archipelagos:

The Brothers,

Bars:

Beacon Rock,

Bays:

Gambier Bay, Henrys Arm, Last Chance Harbor, Little Pybus Bay, Mole Harbor, Pleasant Bay, Pybus Bay, Snug Cove,

Capes:

Point Pybus, Point Hugh, Point Gambier, Church Point, False Point Pybus, Gem Point, Grunt Point, Scald Point, Square Point,

Channels:

West Channel,

Islands:

Chapel Island, Chock Island, East Brother Island, Elliott Island, Gain Island, Gambier Island, Good Island, Grave Island, Long Island, Midway Islands, Muse Island, Price Island, Romp Island, Round Rock, Sail Island, San Juan Islands, Southwest Islands, Tree Island, West Brother Island,

Lakes:

Pleasant Bay Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Distik, Yeek-Sha Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Old Mans Slough,

Rivers:

Mole River,

Routes:

Lake Alexander Trail,