Information About

Sentinel Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 32' 47" N,
134 ° 55' 16" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Dobson Landing

Sentinel Island in Detail.

About

off E shore of Favorite Channel, 0.6 mi. SW of Benjamin I. and 25 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Probably named by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1869. The name was published in 1881 on Hydrographic Chart 883.

Topo Maps

Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau C-3 (1951), Juneau C-3 (1951), Juneau C-3 (1951), Juneau C-3 (1952), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau C-3 SW (1986), Juneau C-3 (1996), Juneau C-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Sentinel Island

Cities:

Amalga, Auke,

Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Cohen Reef, Eagle Reef, Faust Rock, Favorite Reef, Poundstone Rock, Vanderbilt Reef,

Basins:

Cottrell Basin, Yankee Basin,

Bays:

Adams Anchorage, Amalga Harbor, Barlow Cove, Berners Bay, Bridget Cove, Eagle Harbor, Echo Cove, Halibut Cove, Hand Trollers Cove, Huffman Harbor, Lena Cove, Lincoln Anchorage, Pearl Harbor, Shelter Cove, Tee Harbor, Yankee Cove,

Beaches:

The Sand Beach, Eagle Beach,

Capes:

Point Saint Mary, Point Whidbey, Point Bridget, Barlow Point, Cove Point, False Point Retreat, Inspiration Point, Point Lena, Point Louisa, Point Retreat, Point Stephens, Symonds Point,

Channels:

Favorite Channel, Lynn Canal, North Pass, Saginaw Channel,

Cliffs:

The Breadline,

Islands:

Aaron Island, Barlow Island, Benjamin Island, Bird Island, Cohen Island, Gull Island, Hump Island, Kishbrock Island, Lincoln Island, Little Island, Lynn Sisters, Mab Island, North Island, Portland Island, Ralston Island, Sentinel Island, Shelter Island, Strauss Rock,

Lakes:

Peterson Lake, Salt Lake, Shelter Lake, Windfall Lake,

Mine:

Aurora Borealis Mine, Bessie Mine, Eagle River Mine, Peterson Mine,

Mountains:

Auke Mountain, Thane Mountain,

Parks:

Auke Recreation Area, Shelter Island State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Eagle River, Herbert River,

Streams:

Bessie Creek, Boulder Creek, Canyon Creek, Cordwood Creek, Cowee Creek, Davies Creek, Goose Creek, Lena Creek, Peterson Creek, Sawmill Creek, Shrine Creek, Slate Creek, South Fork Cowee Creek, Tee Creek, Tenk Creek, Tusta Creek, Windfall Creek,

Routes:

Amalga Trail, Bessie Creek Trail, Davies Creek Trail, Herbert Glacier Trail, Point Bridget Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Yankee Basin Trail,

Valleys:

Prairie Basin,

Cities:

Dobson Landing, Lena Beach, Saint Terese, Tee Harbor,