Information About

Independence Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Independence Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 9' 10.001" N,
132 ° 40' 40.001" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Coffman Cove

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Independence Island in Detail.

About

in Steamer Bay, off W coast of Etolin I., Alex. Arch. 250 feet long.

History

Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1887 on US@C&GS Chart 706.

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg A-3 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-3 (1994), Petersburg A-3 NE (2017),
Places Near Independence Island
Archipelagos:

Abraham Islands, Screen Islands,

Areas:

Steamer Rocks,

Bars:

Barnacle Rock, Gull Rock, Key Reef, Key Reef Rock, Mariposa Rock, Nesbitt Reef, Rose Rock, Seal Rock,

Bays:

Burnett Inlet, Coffman Cove, Cooney Cove, Johnson Cove, Kindergarten Bay, King George Bay, Meter Bight, Mosman Inlet, Quiet Harbor, Rocky Bay, Steamer Bay,

Capes:

Point Nesbitt, Point Stanhope, Point Harrington, Cannery Point, Isle Point, Luck Point, Marble Point, Mosman Point, Reef Point, Round Point, Steamer Point,

Channels:

Chichagof Pass, Clarence Strait, Stikine Strait, Three Way Passage,

Islands:

Abraham Islet, Avon Island, Beck Island, Bluff Island, Coffman Island, Deadman Island, Deichman Rock, Drag Island, Entrance Island, Etolin Island, Fawn Island, Independence Island, Lincoln Island, Lincoln Rock, Marsh Island, Molver Island, Mosman Island, North Burnett Island, Observation Island, Quartz Rock, Range Island, Rose Island, Stanhope Island, The Triplets, Zarembo Island,

Lakes:

Grassy Lake, Luck Lake, Streets Lake,

Mountains:

Alice Peak, Bessie Peak, Helen Peak, Red Mountain, Steamer Knoll,

Mountain Ranges:

Keating Range,

Streams:

Coffman Creek, Dog Creek, Eagle Creek, Porcupine Creek,

Cities:

Coffman Cove,