Information About

Klag Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 37' 9.998" N,
136 ° 5' 35.002" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

33 ft (10.06 m)

Klag Island in Detail.

About

3 mi. S of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichigof I.; Alex. Arch.

History

named in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) probably for Klag Bay at the mouth of which it is located. 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 172). Island" by Lieutenant Commander E. K. Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1897 for "De Groff, a prominent Sitka merchant."

Topo Maps

Sitka C-7 (1948), Sitka C-7 (1951), Sitka C-7 (1951), Sitka C-7 (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka C-7 (1994), Sitka C-7 SE (2017),

Places Near Klag Island

Bars:

Black Rock, Fortuna Reefs, Fran Reef, Frog Rock, Guide Rock, Ittar Rock, Khaz Breakers, Middle Breaker, Minnie Reef, Ninefoot Shoal, Olga Rock, Outer Rocks, Snipe ock,

Bays:

Baker Cove, Black Bay, Didrickson Bay, Double Cove, Elf Cove, Elkugu Bay, Falcon Arm, Ford Arm, Goulding Harbor, Khaz Bay, Kimshan Cove, Klag Bay, Kukkan Bay, Little Bay, Pinta Bay, Portlock Harbor, Rocky Bay, Slocum Arm, Waterfall Cove,

Capes:

Point Lydonia, Point Weigle, Point Hope, Cape Edward, Clearing Point, Copper Point, Division Point, Drip Point, Fortuna Point, Fox Point, Hogan Point, Khaz Head, Khaz Peninsula, Khaz Point, Klokachef Point, Maud Point, Pole Point, Quit Point, Rose Point, Round Point, Point Slocum, Slope Point, Takeena Peninsula, Trap Point, Vein Point,

Channels:

Dry Pass, Elbow Passage, Fortuna Strait, The Gate, Gig Pass, Imperial Passage, Kukkan Passage, Ogden Passage, Piehle Passage, Rough Channel, Smooth Channel, South Passage, Surveyor Passage, Tawak Passage,

Islands:

Baird Island, Black Island, Breaker Number Two, Brown Rock, Channel Island, Deuce Island, Dippy Island, Duck Island, Edward Islands, Elkugu Island, Fitz Island, Granite Islands, Gray Rock, Herbert Graves Island, Hill Island, Hogan Island, Klag Island, Klokachef Island, Leo Island, Lock Island, Lydonia Island, Myriad Islands, Oval Rock, Paulina Island, Peer Island, Port Island, Ramp Island, Rowe Island, Shale Island, Sholin Island, Snipe Island, Snipe Rock, Steep Island, Three Tree Island, Triplet Islands, Twin Island, Vorota Island, White Sisters,

Lakes:

Lake Cunningham, Lake Morris, Lake James, Lake Anna, Black Lake, Goulding Lake, Goulding Lakes, Otter Lake, Rust Lake, Sister Lake, Lake Smiley, Whitestripe Lake,

Mine:

Golden Hand Apex Mine, Hirst-Chichagof Mine (historical),

Mountains:

Mount Baker, Mount Barness, Big Chief Mountain, Mount Crowther, Doolth Mountain, Mount Douglas, Mount Drake, Flat Top Mountain, Freeburn Mountain, Goon Dip Mountain, Hirst Mountain, Khaz Peak, Mount Lydonia, Pinnacle Peak, Mount Pinta, Rust Mountain, Whitestripe Mountain, Williams Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Sea Level Slough,

Rivers:

Black River, Goon Dip River, Goulding River,

Streams:

Chichagof Creek, Falls Creek, Marble Creek, Rust Creek,

Routes:

Mine Mountain Trail,