Information About

Lowrie Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Lowrie Island on The Map

Location

54 ° 51' 33.998" N,
133 ° 32' 20" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Craig

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Lowrie Island in Detail.

About

in Pacific Ocean, 1.2 mi. N of Forrester I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1879 by Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for "Captain Lowrie, of the (vessel) ***Captain Cook, in 1786, who was perhaps the first English-speaking navigator to visit the Queen Charlotte Islands, and possibly the first who saw this island."

Topo Maps

Dixon Entrance D-5 (1948), Dixon Entrance D-5 (1948), Dixon Entrance (1951), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959),
Places Near Lowrie Island
Areas:

Cape Horn Rocks, North Rocks,

Bays:

Eagle Harbor, Wood Cove,

Islands:

Butler Rock, Forrester Island, Lowrie Island, Petrel Island, Sea Lion Rock, South Rock, Wolf Rock,