Information About

Svensen Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 26' 10" N,
134 ° 56' 57.001" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Svensen Rock in Detail.

About

in E end of Peril Strait, N of Catherine I., off Chichagof I., 4 mi. SE of Todd, Alex. Arch.

History

Named "Swenson Rock" in 1895 by Lieutenant Commander Moore, U.S. Navy (USN); published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8283. Baker (1906, p. 609), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), changed the name to "Svensen," the usual spelling of this Swedish proper name.

Topo Maps

Sitka B-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-3 (1997), Sitka B-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Svensen Rock

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Midway Reef, Morris Reef, Plover Rock,

Bays:

The Basin, Cosmos Cove, Echo Cove, Florence Bay, Hanus Bay, Kelp Bay, Lindenberg Harbor, Little Basket Bay, Middle Arm Kelp Bay, Sitkoh Bay, South Arm Kelp Bay,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Moses, Point Thatcher, Point Craven, Point Hanus, Point Hayes, Point Kennedy, False Lindenberg Head, Lindenberg Head, North Point, North Point, Peninsular Point, Portage Point, South Point,

Channels:

Portage Arm, Thatcher Channel,

Cliffs:

Graystone Cliff,

Islands:

Catherine Island, Crow Island, Dead Tree Island, Fairway Island, McClellan Rock, Pond Island, Svensen Rock, Traders Island, White Rock, Yellow Rock, Zubof Rock,

Lakes:

Lake Eva, Basket Lake, Goat Lake, Hidden Falls Lake, Sitkoh Lake,

Rivers:

Clear River, Glacial River,

Streams:

Basket Creek, Cutthroat Creek, Sitkoh Creek,

Routes:

Lake Eva Trail, Sitkoh Lake Trail,

Cities: