Information About

Rookery Island

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Location

56 ° 41' 28" N,
133 ° 12' 10.001" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Rookery Island in Detail.

About

in Duncan Canal, 12 mi. SW of Petersburg, on S coast of Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch.

History

So named in 1933 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because the "island is the resting place of thousands of sea birds, known locally as sea pigeons."

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-4 (1948), Petersburg C-4 (1951), Petersburg C-4 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-4 (1995), Petersburg C-4 NW (2017),

Places Near Rookery Island

Archipelagos:

Castle Islands,

Bays:

Bains Cove, Hoagies Hole, Kah Sheets Bay, Krauses Hole, Little Duncan Bay, McDonald Arm, North Arm Duncan Canal, Totem Bay, Towers Arm,

Capes:

Goose Point, Hood Point, Indian Point, Inlet Point, Lindenberg Peninsula,

Channels:

Beecher Pass, Duncan Canal, Keene Channel, Whiskey Pass,

Islands:

Big Castle Island, Big Saltery Island, Blowdown Island, Butterworth Island, Christmas Island, Cloverleaf Island, Emily Island, Fair Island, Foremost Rock, Grief Island, High Castle Island, Jewell Island, Kah Sheets Island, Little Saltery Island, Lung Island, Pearl Island, Rookery Island, White Rock, Woewodski Island,

Lakes:

Colp Lake, Harrys Lake, Harvey Lake, Kah Sheets Lake, Petersburg Lake, Salt Chuck,

Mountains:

Del Monte Peak, Duncan Peaks, Kupreanof Mountain, Portage Mountain, Sherman Peak,

Parks:

Beecher Pass State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Mitchell Slough, Ohmer Slough,

Rivers:

Castle River,

Streams:

Coho Creek, Duncan Creek, Kah Sheets Creek, Middle Creek, Petersburg Creek, Taylor Creek,

Routes:

Duncan Canal Portage, Harvey Lake Trail, Kah Sheets Trail, Petersburg Trail, Portage Mountain Loop Trail,