Information About

South Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

Elevation:

13 ft (3.96 m)

About

at mouth of Port McArthur, in Affleck Canal, on S coast of Kuiu I., Alex. Arch.

History of South Island

Named in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes; published in 1887 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 706.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Port Alexander A-1 (1948), Port Alexander A-1 (1948), Port Alexander A-1 (1948), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander A-1 SE (2017),

Places Near South Island

Archipelagos:

Spanish Islands,

Bars:

Lemon Point Rock, Point Saint Albans Reef,

Bays:

Port McArthur, Aats Bay, Alikula Bay, Bear Harbor, Crowley Bight, Egg Harbor, Gish Bay, Howard Cove, Kell Bay, Louise Cove, Table Bay, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Point Saint Albans, Point Amelius, Point Borlase, Point Crowley, Point Howard, Aats Point, Boot Point, Cape Decision, Cora Point, Lemon Point,

Channels:

Affleck Canal, Decision Passage,

Islands:

Borlase Rock, Bush Islets, Channel Island, Cora Island, Coronation Island, Fairway Island, Marble Islet, North Island, Shrub Islet, South Island, Warren Island,

Mountains:

Bald Peak, Beauclerc Peak, Mount Howard, Mount McArthur, Needle Peak, Windy Peak,

Reserves:

Coronation Island Wilderness,