Information About

Olsen Island

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 52' 9.001" N,
147 ° 33' 29.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Glacier View

Elevation

154 ft (46.94 m)

Olsen Island in Detail.

About

in Prince William Sound, 3.5 mi. W of Fairmount I., 38 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1905 by U. S. Grant. So named because "a Mr. Olsen has a fox ranch here."

Topo Maps

Seward D-2 (1951), Seward D-2 (1951), Seward D-2 (1951), Seward D-2 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-2 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward D-2 (1997),
Places Near Olsen Island
Cities:

Kiniklik,

Bays:

Cabin Bay, Cedar Bay, Eaglek Bay, Fairmount Bay, Granite Bay, Jonah Bay, McPherson Bay, Miners Bay, Mueller Cove, Olsen Cove, Schoppe Bay, Siwash Bay, South Bay, Unakwik Inlet, Wells Bay,

Capes:

Point Pellew, Elk Head Point, Fairmount Point, Granite Point, Lone Point, Point Pellow, Unakwik Point,

Channels:

Liljegren Passage, McPherson Passage,

Glaciers:

Williams Glacier,

Islands:

Axel Lind Island, Block Island, Cascade Island, Eaglek Island, Fairmount Island, Jenny Islands, Kiniklik Island, Little Axel Lind Island, Little Fairmount Island, Lone Island, Naked Island, Olsen Island, Outpost Island, Peak Island, Siwash Island, Storey Island,

Lakes:

Miners Lake,

Mountains:

Unakwik Peak,

Peaks:

Yellow Cedar Peak, Zwaccpunik Peak,

Rivers:

Miners River,