Information About

Midway Islands

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Midway Islands on The Map

Location

57 ° 50' 15" N,
133 ° 48' 52.999" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Midway Islands in Detail.

About

in Stephens Passage between Snettisham Peninsula and Admiralty I., 4 mi. NE of Point Glass and 37 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1869 on Hydrographic Chart 225; so named because "they are nearly in the middle of Stephens Passage."

Topo Maps

Sumdum D-6 (1948), Sumdum D-6 (1951), Sumdum D-6 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum D-6 SE (2017),
Places Near Midway Islands
Archipelagos:

Round Islets,

Bars:

Beacon Rock, Thistle Ledge,

Bays:

Dry Bay, Gilbert Bay, Holkham Bay, Limestone Inlet, Mallard Cove, Pleasant Bay, Sand Bay, Short Finger Bay, Port Snettisham, Sore Finger Cove, Williams Cove,

Capes:

Point Lookout, Point Anmer, Point Astley, Point Coke, Point Glass, Point League, Glass Peninsula, Midway Point, Ox Point, Prospect Point, River Point, Sentinel Point, Sharp Point, Snettisham Peninsula, Point Styleman, Twin Point, Whiting Point,

Channels:

The Gorge, Stephens Passage,

Cliffs:

The Stone Wall,

Islands:

Fannie Island, Harbor Island, Midway Islands, Mist Island, Round Islet,

Mine:

Friday Mine, Whigg Placer Mine,

Mountains:

Arthur Peak, Everett Peak, Fillmore Peak, Limestone Bluffs, Meigs Peak, Washburn Peak, Webster Peak, Wheeler Peak,

Rivers:

Whiting River,

Streams:

Anmer Creek, Gilbert Creek, Limestone Creek, Mist Creek, Prospect Creek, Sweetheart Creek,

Waterfalls:

Sweetheart Falls,