Information About

Sand Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 26' 44.999" N,
134 ° 33' 20.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Part of

Alaska Range

Sand Island in Detail.

About

at mouth of Hood Bay, on W coast of Admiralty I., 4 mi. S of Angoon, Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name published by US@C&GS in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 157). "The island is low and sandy, therefore the name."

Topo Maps

Sitka B-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-2 (2000), Sitka B-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Sand Island

Cities:

Hood Bay, Killisnoo,

Bars:

Danger Point Reef, Healy Rock, Kenasnow Rocks, Kiuchman Rock, Lone Rock, Rose Rock, Russian Reef,

Bays:

Chaik Bay, False Channel Bay, Favorite Bay, Hood Bay, Kanalku Bay, Killisnoo Harbor, Kootznahoo Inlet, Kootznahoo Roads, Mitchell Bay, North Arm Hood Bay, South Arm Hood Bay, Stillwater Anchorage, Whitewater Bay,

Capes:

Point Bridge, Point Caution, Black Point, Bluff Point, Bryant Point, Cabin Point, Cedar Point, Channel Point, Danger Point, Distant Point, Flag Point, Hemlock Point, House Point, North Point, Parker Point, Passage Point, Pillsbury Point, Ponte Point, Rocky Point, Rocky Point, Saginaw Point, Point Samuel, Sand Point, Shelter Point, South Point, Sullivan Point, Termination Point, Turn Point, Village Point, Woody Point,

Cities:

Angoon,

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, Dead Tree Bluff,

Dams:

City of Angoon Dam,

Hills:

Kootznahoo Head,

Islands:

Deception Island, Diamond Island, Killisnoo Island, Kinchman Rock, Lone Tree Islet, Long Island, North Island, Passage Island, Sand Island, South America Island, Stone Island, Table Island, Target Island, Village Rock, Woodchoppers Island,

Lakes:

Davidson Lake, Distin Lake, Fresh Water Lake, Kanalku Lake, Salt Lake, Thayer Lake,

Mountains:

Kanalku Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Hell-s Acre,

Streams:

Davis Creek, Freshwater Creek, Jims Creek, Lighter Creek, Thayer Creek,

Routes:

Distin Lake Trail, Fresh Water Thayer Trail, Kanalku Lake Trail, Mitchell Bay Trail,

Cities:

Neltushkin,

Waterfalls:

The Falls,