Information About

Matushka Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Matushka Island on The Map

Location

59 ° 36' 49" N,
149 ° 37' 37.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Elevation

262 ft (79.86 m)

Matushka Island in Detail.

About

among Chiswell Is., 36 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by the 1912 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field party; it is "a Russian word meaning 'mother'."

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound C-8 (1951), Blying Sound C-8 (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound C-8 (1952), Blying Sound C-8 (1952), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound C-8 SE (2017),
Places Near Matushka Island
Archipelagos:

Chiswell Islands,

Bays:

Agnes Cove, Aialik Bay, Bear Cove, Cataract Cove, Chat Cove, Cliff Bay, Crater Bay, Fire Cove, McMullen Cove, Paradise Cove, Pony Cove, Quicksand Cove, Ripple Cove, Taz Basin, Three Hole Bay, Tooth Cove,

Capes:

Aialik Cape, Granite Cape, Three Hole Point, Toe Point,

Channels:

Cheval Narrows, Dora Passage, Granite Passage, Harding Gateway, Petes Pass,

Glaciers:

Glacier G210167E59798N,

Hills:

Aligo Point,

Islands:

Beehive Island, Chat Island, Cheval Island, Chiswell Island, Dora Island, Granite Island, Harbor Island, Hub Rock, Lone Rock, Matushka Island, Natoa Island, No Name Island, Pilot Rock, Seal Rocks, Twin Islands, Verdant Island,