Information About

Knight Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Knight Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 21' 58" N,
147 ° 44' 21.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

1742 ft (530.96 m)

Knight Island in Detail.

About

in Prince William Sound, trends NE-SW on E side of Knight Island Passage, 56 mi. ENE of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Name shown on Capt George Vancouver's chart but not mentioned in his text; no doubt named in honor of Sir John Knight. See Knight Island in Yakutat Bay.

Topo Maps

Seward B-2 (1951), Seward B-2 (1951), Seward B-2 (1951), Seward B-2 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward B-2 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959),
Places Near Knight Island
Bars:

Manning Rocks,

Bays:

Port Audrey, Barnes Cove, Bay of Isles, Cathead Bay, Copper Bay, Deer Cove, Drier Bay, Herring Bay, Hogan Bay, Ingot Cove, Italian Bay, Johnson Bay, Little Bay, Louis Bay, Lower Herring Bay, Lucky Bay, Mallard Bay, Marsha Bay, Mew Cove, Mummy Bay, Northeast Arm, Northeast Arm Mummy Bay, Northeast Cove, Northwest Bay, Rua Cove, Short Arm, Short Arm Bay of Isles, Snug Harbor, Solf Cove, South Arm Bay of Isles, Thumb Bay, West Arm Bay of Isles,

Capes:

Point Nowell, Point Eleanor, Point Helen, Cat Head, Clump Point, Discovery Point, Herring Point, Mallard Head, Mountain Point, Passage Point, Rocky Point, Squire Point,

Channels:

Foul Pass, Long Channel, Lower Passage, Upper Passage,

Cliffs:

Yellow Cliffs,

Dams:

Sandra Lake Dam,

Islands:

Aguliak Island, Block Island, Channel Rock, Chase Island, Clam Islands, Crafton Island, Disk Island, Eleanor Island, Entrance Island, Ingot Island, Knight Island, Mummy Island, New Year Island, New Year Islands, Pass Island, Range Island, Rocky Island, Sphinx Island, Squire Island, Squirrel Island,

Lakes:

Otter Lake, Solf Lake,

Mountains:

Horn Mountain, Iron Mountain,

Cities:

Oceanic,