Information About

Mummy Island

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 27' 51.001" N,
146 ° 0' 47.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Part of

Elevation

144 ft (43.89 m)

Mummy Island in Detail.

Getting There

About

at S entrance to Orca Inlet, 10 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

Mummy Island is owned by Native Village of Eyak.

History

Local name reported by H. P. Ritter, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1899.

Mummy Island has historically been used as a burial site, and a clam cannery.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova B-6 (1951), Cordova B-6 (1951), Cordova B-6 (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova B-6 (1953), Cordova B-6 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959),

Places Near Mummy Island

Bars:

Gatherer Rock, Government Rock, Shag Rock, Twin Rocks,

Bays:

Alice Cove, Boswell Bay, Canoe Passage, Cedar Bay, Hartney Bay, Hidden Cove, Kenny Cove, Mud Bay, Orca Bay, Sheep Bay, Shipyard Bay, Simpson Bay, Whiskey Cove, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Point Steele, Point Whitshed, Point Bentinck, Big Point, Bluff Point, Bomb Point, Fox Point, Gravel Point, Sheep Point, Shirttail Point,

Channels:

Orca Inlet, Strawberry Channel,

Hills:

Strawberry Hill,

Islands:

Mummy Island, Boswell Rock, Hanks Island, Hawkins Island, Little Mummy Island, Piledriver Rock, Pinnacle Rock,

Lakes:

Hole-in-the-wall,

Parks:

Canoe Passage State Marine Park,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Canoe Creek, Canyon Creek, Cedar Creek, Deep Creek, Fish Creek, Hartney Creek, Hawkins Creek, Hemlock Creek, Hidden Creek, Orca Creek, Palugvik Creek, Paul Creek, Raging Creek, Rogue Creek, Snake Creek, Spruce Creek, Windy Creek,

Cities:

Boswell Bay, Whitshed,