Information About

Moser Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Moser Island on The Map

Location

57 ° 40' 39" N,
135 ° 39' 34.999" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Tenakee Springs

Elevation

354 ft (107.9 m)

Moser Island in Detail.

About

separating North and South Arms Hoonah Sound on Chichagof I., 17 mi. E of Chichagof, Alex. Arch.

History

Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Lieutenant Commander Jefferson Franklin Moser, 1848=1934, U.S. Navy (USN) who later became Rear Admiral. He was in command of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross which explored salmon streams in Alaska. The results of these studies were published in 1899 and 1902.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Moser Island
Cities:

Cobol,

Bars:

Deadman Reach, Dolph Rock, Ford Rock, Hoggatt Reefs, Nixon Shoal,

Bays:

Douglass Bay, Favorite Anchorage, Fick Cove, Flat Cove, Goose Cove, Hidden Cove, Island Cove, Long Bay, North Arm Hoonah Sound, Patterson Bay, Poison Cove, Seal Bay, Ushk Bay,

Capes:

Point Marie, Emmons Point, Pedersen Point, Pogibshi Point, Reynard Point, Rock Point, Rodgers Point, Ushk Point, White Cliff Point,

Channels:

Hoonah Sound, North Arm Hoonah Sound, South Arm Hoonah Sound,

Islands:

Chichagof Island, Elovoi Island, Emmons Island, Hoggatt Island, Krugloi Islands, Moser Island, Nelson Island, Otstoia Island, Povorotni Island, Vixen Islands,

Lakes:

Waterfall Lake,

Mountains:

Finger Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

South Arm Hoonah Sound,

Rapids:

North Rapid,

Streams:

Granite Creek,

Routes:

Lisianski River Portage Trail,