Information About

Strait Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Strait Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 23' 42" N,
133 ° 42' 23" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Strait Island in Detail.

About

in Sumner Strait, 4.5 mi. NW of Point Baker, Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN); called "Barrie Island" by W. H. Dall (1883, p. 104), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Petersburg B-6 (1948), Petersburg B-6 (1951), Petersburg B-6 (1951), Petersburg B-6 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg B-6 NE (2017),
Places Near Strait Island
Areas:

Calder Rocks,

Bars:

Helm Rock, Mariposa Reef,

Bays:

Port Protection, Alvin Bay, Calder Bay, Labouchere Bay, Merrifield Bay, No Name Bay, No Name Bay, Reid Bay, Seclusion Harbor, Threemile Arm, Wooden Wheel Cove,

Capes:

Point Amelius, Point Baker, Point Barrie, Boulder Point,

Channels:

Sumner Strait,

Dams:

Tuxkan Dam,

Hills:

Protection Head, White Bluff,

Islands:

Barrie Island, Barrier Island, Barrier Islands, Beauclerc Island, Conclusion Island, East Rock, False Island, Jackson Island, Joe Mace Island, Labouchere Island, Meadow Island, Monte Carlo Island, Skiff Island, Strait Island, Sumner Island, Trouble Island, West Rock, Yellow Island,

Lakes:

Barrie Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Kushneahin Lake, Salt Lagoon,

Mountains:

Mount Calder, Perue Peak,

Parks:

Joe Mace Island State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Keku Strait,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Baker Creek, Flicker Creek, Kushneahin Creek, Lovelace Creek, Tunehean Creek,

Cities:

Labouchere Bay, Point Baker, Port Alexander, Port Protection,