Information About

Snipe Island

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 0' 14" N,
131 ° 23' 12.998" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Snipe Island in Detail.

About

off S coast of Annette I., 0.5 mi. S of Annette Point, in Felice Strait, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1883 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN).

Places Near Snipe Island
Archipelagos:

Percy Islands,

Areas:

Bee Rocks, Club Rocks,

Bars:

Ajax Reef, Bostwick Reef, East Bee Rock, Fillmore Rock, Hassler Reef, Hog Rocks, Julius Reef, Lively Rock, Martin Rock, Morse Rock, Mule Rock, Sealing Reef, Tamgas Reef, Wallace Reef,

Bays:

Port Chester, Camp Cove, Cascade Inlet, Coho Cove, Crab Bay, Customhouse Cove, Dog Bay, Hall Cove, Hassler Harbor, Hemlock Bay, Judd Harbor, Kelp Island Anchorage, Kwain Bay, Lucky Cove, Mary I Anchorage, Morse Cove, Niquette Harbor, Pond Bay, Ray Anchorage, Reef Harbor, Ryus Bay, Smuggler Cove, Sylburn Harbor, Tamgas Harbor,

Capes:

Point White, Point Davidson, Point Arucenas, Point Davison, Point Alava, Annette Point, Cape Northumberland, Cape Northumberland, Copper Point, Crab Point, Creek Point, Deer Point, Driest Point, Duke Point, Edge Point, Flag Point, Form Point, Giant Point, Grave Point, Green Point, Grey Point, Harbor Point, Inlet Point, Middy Point, Moss Point, Pilot Point, Sextant Point, Survey Point, Tent Point, Village Point, Point Winslow, Yellow Point,

Channels:

Cat Passage, Danger Passage, Felice Strait,

Cities:

Metlakatla,

Dams:

Chester Lake Dam, Purple Lake Dam,

Hills:

Duke Hill, Trout Hill, Yellow Hill,

Islands:

Annette Island, Bird Island, Cat Island, Cow Island, Danger Island, Dog Island, Double Islands, Drug Island, Duck Islands, Duke Island, East Island, Emmet Island, Fish Islands, Fripo Island, Goose Tongue Island, Grass Rock, Gravina Islands, Gull Island, Ham Island, Harris Island, Helen Island, Hemlock Island, Hotspur Island, Hub Rock, Indian Rock, Kelp Island, Lane Island, Lewis Island, Little Rock, Mary Island, Murdo Island, Pow Island, Roy Island, Ruth Island, Scrub Island, Sister Islands, Snipe Island, Twin Islands, Vancouver Island, Vegas Island, Vegas Islands, Village Island, Walker Island, Werlick Island, West Bee Rock, West Rock, Whale Rock, White Rock, Yellow Rocks,

Lakes:

Cascade Lakes, Chester Lake, Crater Lake, Edgecombe Lake, Hassler Lake, Helen Todd Lake, Hussler Lake, Kwain Lake, Melanson Lake, Orchard Lake, Purple Lake, Purple Lake, Skaters Lake, Tamgas Lake, Trout Lake,

Mountains:

Agassiz Mountain, Anvil Mountain, Berry Knoll, Between Mountain, Blunt Mountain, Chapeau Mountain, Chenango Mountain, Cone Mountain, Davison Mountain, Doe Mountain, Dubuque Mountain, Janesville Mountain, Mount Lazaro, Leadville Mountain, Middle Mountain, Narrows Mountain, Pop Mountain, Purple Mountain, Round Mountain, Spine Mountain, Tamgas Mountain, Tired Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Sealed Passage,

Ridges:

Bald Ridge, Saw Ridge,

Streams:

Beaver Creek,

Cities:

Annette,