Information About

Gauntlet Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Gauntlet Island on The Map

Location

57 ° 54' 40" N,
136 ° 32' 52.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Gauntlet Island in Detail.

About

in Takanis Bay, on SW coast of Yakobi I., off W coast of Chichagof I., Laex. Arch. 0.2 mile long.

History

Descriptive name given in 1928 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) "because of its (glove-like) shape." The name was published in 1929 on Chart 8260.

Topo Maps

Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1950), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka D-8 (1995), Sitka D-8 NW (2017),
Places Near Gauntlet Island
Archipelagos:

Palmtree Islands, Porcupine Islands,

Areas:

Urey Rocks,

Bars:

Porcupine Rock, Star Rock,

Basins:

Bohemia Basin,

Bays:

Bertha Bay, Bingham Cove, Canoe Cove, Constantine Cove, Deer Harbor, Greentop Harbor, Hoktaheen Cove, Ilin Bay, Islas Bay, Lost Cove, Lumber Cove, Mite Cove, Porcupine Bay, Soapstone Cove, Squid Bay, Surge Bay, Takanis Bay, Zhilo Cove,

Capes:

Point Partennoi, Point Razbitie, Point Satchrun, Point Simonds, Point Theodore, Point Urey, Point Dougherty, Cape Bingham, Cape Cross, Column Point, False Point, Rock Point, Soapstone Point, South Point, Takanis Peninsula,

Channels:

Canoe Pass, Caution Passage, Lisianski Strait,

Cliffs:

Ewe Ledge,

Hot Springs:

White Sulphur Springs,

Islands:

Beric Island, Esther Island, Gauntlet Island, Greentop Island, Mindalina Island, Miner Island, Mite Island, Post Island, Skinner Island, Sushilna Island, Tentree Island, Threenob Rock, White Crag Island, Winifred Island, Yakobi Island, Yakobi Rock,

Lakes:

Lake Helen, Hoktaheen Lake, Surge Lake, Takanis Lake, Wild Rice Lake,

Mine:

Goldwin Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Althorp, Bingham Peak, Mount Hill, El Nido Peak, Takanis Peak, Vein Mountain, Yakobi Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Canoe Slough,

Rivers:

Porcupine River, Stranger River,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Fault Creek, Hoktaheen Creek, Takanis Creek,

Routes:

Dry Pass Trail, Takanis Lake Trail,