Information About

Slaughter Island (not official)

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 20' 15" N,
156 ° 19' 0.001" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

King Salmon

Elevation

92 ft (28.04 m)

Slaughter Island (not official) in Detail.

About

Located between Wide Bay and the south end of Shelikof Strait, 7 miles southeast of Mount Shannon.

History

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) did not approve the name Slaughter Island based on the recommendation of the Alaska State Geographic Names Board, which felt that the reason for so naming the feature "was not sufficiently significant".

Topo Maps

Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1948), Ugashik (1949), Ugashik B-1 (1951), Ugashik B-1 (1951), Ugashik B-1 (1951), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963),
Places Near Slaughter Island (not official)
Bars:

Kilokak Rocks,

Bays:

Imuya Bay, Wide Bay,

Capes:

Cape Kayakliut, Cape Kilokak, Coal Point,

Islands:

Channel Rock, East Channel Island, Hartman Island, Slaughter Island (not official), Terrace Island, Titcliff Island, West Channel Island,

Mountains:

Deer Mountain, Mount Shannon,

Mountain Passes:

Sids Pass,

Streams:

Big Creek, Des Moines Creek, Glacier Creek, Kilokak Creek, Pass Creek, Preston Creek, Short Creek,