Information About

Sphinx Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sphinx Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 29' 57.001" N,
147 ° 34' 58.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

200 ft (60.96 m)

Sphinx Island in Detail.

About

in Prince William Sound, 1 mi. off SE coast of Ingot I., 68 mi. NE of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Name published in 1910 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Seward B-2 (1951), Seward B-2 (1951), Seward B-2 (1951), Seward B-2 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward B-2 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959),
Places Near Sphinx Island
Bars:

Manning Rocks, Pennsylvania Rock,

Bays:

Port Audrey, Barnes Cove, Bass Harbor, Bay of Isles, Cabin Bay, Herring Bay, Ingot Cove, Louis Bay, Lower Herring Bay, Marsha Bay, McPherson Bay, Mew Cove, Northeast Cove, Northwest Bay, Outside Bay, Rua Cove, Short Arm, Short Arm Bay of Isles, Solf Cove, South Arm Bay of Isles, South Bay, West Arm Bay of Isles,

Capes:

Point Eleanor, Herring Point, Lone Point, Mountain Point, Passage Point,

Channels:

Foul Pass, Liljegren Passage, Lower Passage, McPherson Passage, Upper Passage,

Cliffs:

Yellow Cliffs,

Islands:

Applegate Rock, Block Island, Chase Island, Disk Island, Eleanor Island, Entrance Island, Ingot Island, Knight Island, Little Smith Island, Lone Island, Naked Island, Peak Island, Seal Island, Sphinx Island,

Lakes:

Otter Lake, Solf Lake,

Mountains:

Iron Mountain,