Information About

Hawkins Island

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 31' 40.001" N,
146 ° 2' 57.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Elevation

1181 ft (359.97 m)

Hawkins Island in Detail.

About

S of Orca Bay, N of Hinchinbrook I., 2 mi. W of Cordova, Chugach Mts. 22 miles long.

History

Examined by James Johnstone (Vancouver's party) on June 5, 1794, and named by Captain George Vancouver, (Wagner, 1937, p. 391), Royal Navy (RN). It was called "Isla de Colpas" by Don Ignacio Arteaga on July 20, 1779.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova C-6 (1953), Cordova C-6 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova C-6 (2000),

Places Near Hawkins Island

Bars:

Gatherer Rock, Government Rock, Gravina Rocks, Shag Rock, Twin Rocks,

Bays:

Port Gravina, Alice Cove, Boswell Bay, Canoe Passage, Cedar Bay, Comfort Cove, Hartney Bay, Hidden Cove, Kenny Cove, Mud Bay, Olsen Bay, Orca Bay, Parshas Bay, Sheep Bay, Simpson Bay, Whiskey Cove, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Point Steele, Point Whitshed, Point Bentinck, Big Point, Bluff Point, Bomb Point, Fox Point, Gravel Point, Gravina Point, Hook Point, Parshas Point, Sheep Point, Shirttail Point,

Channels:

Orca Inlet, Strawberry Channel,

Hills:

Strawberry Hill,

Islands:

Mummy Island, Boswell Rock, Hanks Island, Hawkins Island, Little Mummy Island, Piledriver Rock, Pinnacle Rock,

Lakes:

Hole-in-the-wall, Sahlin Lagoon, Sahlin Lake,

Parks:

Canoe Passage State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Sheep River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Canoe Creek, Canyon Creek, Cedar Creek, Fish Creek, Hartney Creek, Hawkins Creek, Hemlock Creek, Hidden Creek, Koppen Creek, Orca Creek, Palugvik Creek, Paul Creek, Sahlin Creek, Simpson Creek, Snake Creek, Spruce Creek, Windy Creek,

Cities:

Boswell Bay, Whitshed,

Waterfalls:

Sahlin Falls,