Information About

Moss Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Moss Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 27' 34.999" N,
133 ° 18' 1.001" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

36 ft (10.97 m)

Moss Island in Detail.

About

in Douglas Bay, on S coast of Kupreanof I., 27 mi. SW of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes; published in 1888 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 705.

Topo Maps

Petersburg B-4 (1949), Petersburg B-4 (1949), Petersburg B-4 (1949), Petersburg B-4 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg B-4 NW (2017),
Places Near Moss Island
Archipelagos:

Castle Islands, Level Islands,

Bars:

McArthur Reef,

Bays:

Bains Cove, Buster Bay, California Bay, Douglas Bay, Kah Sheets Bay, Little Duncan Bay, Little Totem Bay, Red Bay, Salmon Bay, Sandy Bight, Totem Bay,

Capes:

Point Colpoys, Bay Point, Mitchell Point, Pine Point, Totem Point,

Channels:

Duncan Canal, Sumner Strait,

Islands:

Bell Island, Big Castle Island, Cloverleaf Island, Danger Island, Dead Island, Emily Island, Flat Island, Foremost Rock, High Castle Island, Kah Sheets Island, Little Level Island, Moss Island, Range Islet, Rookery Islands, Round Island, Shingle Island,

Lakes:

Kah Sheets Lake, Red Lake,

Rivers:

Castle River,

Streams:

Big Creek, Buster Creek, Camp Creek, Charcoal Creek, Creek Number 1, Creek Number 2, Creek Number 3, Creek Number 4, Creek Number Four, Creek Number One, Creek Number Three, Creek Number Two, Duck Creek, Fisher Creek, Goose Creek, Kah Sheets Creek, Lava Creek, Little Creek, Middle Creek, Mud Creek, Narrow Creek, Pine Creek, Pine Creek, Red Bay Creek, Salmon Creek, Salmon Creek, Shine Creek, Short Creek, Strait Creek,

Routes:

Kah Sheets Trail,