Information About

Thorne Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 5' 16.001" N,
133 ° 1' 50.002" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Coffman Cove

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

427 ft (130.15 m)

Thorne Island in Detail.

About

between Kashevarof and Whale Passages, on NE coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN), for Frank Manley Thorn, Superintendent of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) 1885-89.

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-4 (1949), Petersburg A-4 (1949), Petersburg A-4 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg A-4 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-4 (1994), Petersburg A-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Thorne Island

Cities:

Deweyville, Lake Bay, Tuxekan,

Bars:

Barnacle Rock, Gull Rock, Key Reef, Key Reef Rock, Nesbitt Reef, Rose Rock, Seal Rock,

Bays:

Lake Bay, Coffman Cove, Exchange Cove, Gutchi Cove, Kaigao Cove, Kaikli Cove, Little Naukati Bay, Naukati Bay, Ragged Cove, Rocky Bay, Salmon Bay,

Capes:

Point Nesbitt, Point Barnes, Istku Point, Kaigao Point, Keg Point, Kinani Point,

Channels:

Kashevarof Passage, Ossipee Channel, Snow Passage, Tuxekan Narrows, Whale Passage,

Islands:

Beck Island, Blashke Islands, Bluff Island, Bush Rock, Bushy Island, Coffman Island, Deer Rocks, Deichman Rock, East Island, Echo Island, Exchange Island, Fire Island, Kashevarof Islands, Mabel Island, Middle Islands, Rookery Islands, Rose Island, Shrubby Island, Stevenson Island, Thorne Island, Tide Island, The Triplets, West Island,

Lakes:

Barnes Lake, Cavern Lake, Exchange Lake, Gold and Galligan Lagoon, Grassy Lake, Neck Lake, Salmon Bay Lake, Salt Water Lagoon, Sarkar Lake, Sink Hole Lake, Sweetwater Lake, Twin Island Lake,

Rapids:

Deadmans Riffle, Indian Creek Rapids,

Streams:

Lake Bay Creek, Big Creek, Coffman Creek, Dog Creek, Exchange Creek, Galligan Creek, Gutchi Creek, Hatchery Creek, Indian Creek, Lava Creek, Logjam Creek, Mabel Creek, Naukati Creek, Salmon Creek, Sarkar Creek, Squaw Creek, Yatuk Creek,

Cities:

Coffman Cove,

Cities:

Naukati Bay, Whale Pass,

Waterfalls:

Sockeye Falls,