Information About

Sturgess Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 43' 23.999" N,
136 ° 3' 9" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Sturgess Island in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 1.6 mi. NW of Sandy Cove, 48 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Name published on Br. Adm. Chart 2431 in 1890.

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather C-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather C-1 (1949), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-1 NE (2017),

Places Near Sturgess Island

Archipelagos:

Marble Islands,

Bars:

Caroline Shoal, Sita Reef,

Bays:

Adams Inlet, Beartrack Cove, Berg Bay, Fingers Bay, Hunter Cove, Hutchins Bay, Johnson Cove, Maquinna Cove, Muir Inlet, North Sandy Cove, Sandy Cove, Sebree Cove, South Sandy Cove, Spokane Cove,

Capes:

Point McLeod, Point George, Caroline Point, George Point, Muir Point, Rowlee Point, Saint James Point, Tlingit Point,

Channels:

Sitakaday Narrows, Whidbey Passage,

Glaciers:

Adams Glacier, Dirt Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), White Glacier,

Hills:

Klotz Hills, Knob I,

Islands:

Beardslee Islands, Beartrack Island, Boulder Island, Drake Island, Eider Island, Flapjack Island, Francis Island, Garforth Island, Kidney Island, Lars Island, Leland Islands, Link Island, Netland Island, North Marble Island, Puffin Island, Sebree Island, South Marble Island, Spider Island, Strawberry Island, Sturgess Island, Willoughby Island,

Mountains:

Mount Case, Mount Kloh Kutz, Knob G, Knob H, Miller Peak, Mount Wright,

Ridges:

Streams:

Forest Creek, Wolf Creek, York Creek,

Valleys:

Dirt Gulch, Granite Canyon, Ice Valley,