Information About

Granite Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Granite Island on The Map

Location

59 ° 38' 34.001" N,
149 ° 47' 53.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Elevation

427 ft (130.15 m)

Granite Island in Detail.

About

0.5 mi. SW of Harris Peninsula, 35 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts. 5.5 miles long.

History

So named in 1909 U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because it was a long high island of granite.

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound C-8 (1951), Blying Sound C-8 (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound C-8 (1952), Blying Sound C-8 (1952), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound C-8 NE (2017),
Places Near Granite Island
Archipelagos:

Chiswell Islands,

Bays:

Aialik Bay, Bear Cove, Cataract Cove, Cliff Bay, Crater Bay, Cup Cove, Fire Cove, Harris Bay, Holgate Arm, McMullen Cove, Northwestern Fiord, Northwestern Lagoon, Paradise Cove, Porcupine Cove, Quicksand Cove, Ripple Cove, Sandy Bay, Taz Basin, Three Hole Bay, Tooth Cove,

Capes:

Aialik Peninsula, Granite Cape, Harris Peninsula, Harris Point, Holgate Head, Three Hole Point, Toe Point,

Channels:

Dora Passage, Granite Passage, Petes Pass,

Glaciers:

Glacier G210103E59831N, Glacier G210154E59811N, Glacier G210165E59785N, Glacier G210167E59798N,

Hills:

Aligo Point,

Islands:

Beehive Island, Dora Island, Granite Island, Harbor Island, Hub Rock, Lone Rock, Matushka Island, Natoa Island, Seal Rocks, Twin Islands, Verdant Island,