Information About

Misery Island

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 45' 4" N,
132 ° 16' 37.999" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Kasaan

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Misery Island in Detail.

About

in Clarence Strait, W of Lemesurier Point, on SW coast of Cleveland Peninsula, Alex. Arch.

History

Local name reported in 1904 by H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). This name is derived from the French name "Lemesurier" and has been "folk etymologized" to its present form.

Topo Maps

Craig D-1 (1949), Craig D-1 (1949), Craig D-1 (1949), Craig D-1 (1951), Craig D-1 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig D-1 (2000), Craig D-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Misery Island

Cities:

Hadley,

Archipelagos:

Muffin Islands,

Bars:

Lemly Rocks, Lyman Rock, McHenry Ledge,

Bays:

Back Chuck, Dewey Anchorage, Forss Cove, Meyers Chuck, Mills Bay, Poor Man Bay, Tolstoi Bay, Union Bay, Vixen Harbor, Vixen Inlet, Windfall Harbor,

Capes:

Adams Point, Eaton Point, Ernest Point, Figgins Point, Gull Point, Kasaan Peninsula, Kelp Point, Lemesurier Point, Lyman Point, Magnetic Point, Narrow Point, Niblack Point, Onslow Point, Sawmill Point, Thorne Head, Tolstoi Point, Union Point, Vixen Point,

Channels:

Canoe Pass,

Cities:

Kasaan,

Islands:

Carlton Island, Center Island, Double Island, Eagle Island, Easterly Island, Mabel Island, Meyers Island, Misery Island, Onslow Island, Petersen Islands, Ship Island, Split Island, Stone Islands, Sunshine Island, Three Islands, Tolstoi Island, Westerly Island,

Lakes:

Bear Lake, Bugge Lake, Krogh Lake, Rainbow Lake,

Mine:

Alarm Mine, Haida Mine, It Mine, Poor Man Mine,

Mountains:

Brownson Peak, Mount Burnett, Jacobs Mountain, Kasaan Mountain, South Mount, Tolstoi Mountain,

Pillars:

Lee Rock,

Streams:

Black Bear Creek, Cannery Creek, Linkum Creek, Meyers Stream, Niblack Hollow, Poor Man Creek, Slide Creek,

Cities:

Meyers Chuck,