Information About

Skowl Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Skowl Island on The Map

Location

55 ° 25' 21" N,
132 ° 16' 7" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kasaan

Elevation

141 ft (42.98 m)

Skowl Island in Detail.

About

between Kasaan Bay and its Skowl Arm, on E coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History

Name published in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 86); derived from nearby Skowl village. Because of the vague charting of this vicinity, this island was shown (pl. 1571, map facing p. 72) about 3 miles west of its true position as currently defined.

Places Near Skowl Island
Cities:

Chomly, Grindall, Hadley,

Archipelagos:

Babe Islands,

Bars:

Black Rock, Lyman Rock, Twenty Fathom Bank,

Bays:

Cholmondeley Sound, Clover Bay, Dora Bay, Goose Bay, Kasaan Bay, Lancaster Cove, Linney Bay, Little Coal Bay, Little Goose Bay, McKenzie Inlet, Paul Bight, Poor Man Bay, Saltery Cove, Skowl Arm, Smith Cove, Smith Lagoon, Spiral Cove, Sunny Cove, Trollers Cove, West Arm Cholmondeley Sound, Windfall Harbor,

Capes:

Adams Point, Anderson Point, Approach Point, Baker Point, Clover Point, Divide Head, Doctor Point, Figgins Point, Giants Head, Grindall Point, Island Point, Kasaan Peninsula, Kasaan Point, Khayyam Point, Lyman Point, Niblack Point, Sawmill Point, Skowl Point, Sunny Point, Thumb Point,

Channels:

Connection Pass, Grindall Passage,

Cities:

Kasaan,

Islands:

Berry Island, Daisy Island, East Sentinel Island, Grindall Island, High Island, Hump Island, Kasaan Island, King Island, Kluanil Island, McKenzie Rock, Patterson Island, Peacock Island, Round Island, Ship Island, Skin Island, Skowl Island, Streets Island, West Sentinel Island,

Lakes:

Clover Lake, Ives Lake, Monie Lake, Rainbow Lake,

Mine:

Alarm Mine, It Mine, Khayyam Mine, Mamie Mine, Mount Andrews Mine, Poor Man Mine, Rich Hill Mine, Stevenstown Mine, Uncle Sam Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Andrew, Barren Mountain, Clover Mountain, Jacobs Mountain, Kasaan Mountain, Nipple Butte, Rock Butte,

Streams:

Big Creek, Cabin Creek, Clover Creek, Hundred Thousand Creek, Linkum Creek, Monument Creek, Niblack Hollow, Old Franks Creek, Old Tom Creek, Omar Creek, Polk Creek, Poor Man Creek, Rock Creek, Spiral Creek, Sunny Creek, Virginia Creek,

Cities:

Old Kasaan,