Information About

Loy Island

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 29' 6" N,
132 ° 36' 56.002" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kasaan

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Loy Island in Detail.

About

in Twelvemile Arm Kasaan Bay, near center of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History

Local descriptive name; reported in 1905 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). A loy is a long, narrow spade once used for stoney soil.

Places Near Loy Island
Cities:

Hollis, Sulzer, Tolstoi Bay,

Bays:

Baronovichs Bay, Clark Bay, Coal Bay, Goose Bay, Harris River Bay, Hollis Anchorage, Karta Bay, Kina Cove, Little Coal Bay, Little Goose Bay, Mills Bay, Polk Inlet, Poor Man Bay, Portage Bay, Thorne Bay, Tolstoi Bay, Twelvemile Arm, Twelvemile Arm Kasaan Bay, Twelvemile Bay,

Capes:

Adams Point, Alder Point, Althouse Point, Baker Point, Mound Point, Outer Point, Sandy Point, Thorne Head,

Channels:

Connection Pass, Gould Passage, Sulzer Passage,

Cities:

Kasaan,

Dams:

Salt Chuck Mine Dam,

Hills:

North Pole Hill,

Islands:

Cat Island, Gould Island, Jarvis Island, Loy Island, Pen Island, Tolstoi Island,

Lakes:

Lake Number Three, Lake Number Three, Angel Lake, Copper Center Lake, Lake Ellen, Foot Lake, Ives Lake, Karta Lake, Kina Lake, Lindeman Lake, Loon Lake, Lake Mary, North Lake, Old Franks Lake, Power Lake, Rock Lake, Salmon Lake, Setter Lake, Water Lake, Wolf Lake,

Mountains:

Barren Mountain, Beaver Mountain, Granite Mountain, Harris Peak, Rock Butte, Rush Peak,

Rivers:

Harris River, Karta River, Thorne River,

Streams:

Andersen Creek, Beaver Creek, Bully Boy Creek, Cabin Creek, Cave Creek, Deer Creek, Dog Salmon Creek, Flagstaff Creek, Gandlay Hanaa, Goose Creek, Halfmile Creek, Indian Creek, Kina Creek, Linkum Creek, Maybeso Creek, McGilvery Creek, Old Franks Creek, Old Tom Creek, Paul Young Creek, Perry Creek, Polk Creek, Poor Man Creek, Portage Creek, Rock Creek, Twelvemile Creek, Virginia Creek,

Cities:

Hollis, Polk Inlet, Salt Chuck, Thorne Bay,