Information About

Village Islands

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Village Islands on The Map

Location

56 ° 12' 38.002" N,
132 ° 17' 57.998" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Elevation

36 ft (10.97 m)

Village Islands in Detail.

About

in Zimovia Strait, between Wrangell and Etolin Is., 20 mi. S of Wrangell, Alex. Arch.

History

So named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN), because they are opposite a deserted Indian village.

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-1 (1948), Petersburg A-1 (1951), Petersburg A-1 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-1 (1995), Petersburg A-1 NW (2017),
Places Near Village Islands
Archipelagos:

Niblack Islands,

Bars:

Blanche Rock,

Bays:

Anita Bay, Burnett Inlet, Circle Bay, Earl West Cove, Jadski Cove, Madan Bay, McHenry Inlet, Menefee Inlet, Olive Cove, Shoemaker Bay, Southwest Cove, Thoms Place, Whaletail Cove,

Capes:

Point Madan, Anita Point, Cannery Point, East Point, Isle Point, Menefee Point, Nemo Point, Turn Point, Whaletail Point,

Channels:

Canoe Passage, Chichagof Pass, The Narrows, Zimovia Strait,

Islands:

The Eye Opener, Bold Island, Button Island, Channel Island, Deadman Island, Entrance Island, Etolin Island, Etolin Island, Fawn Island, Hat Island, McHenry Islet, North Burnett Island, Range Island, South Burnett Island, Trap Rock, Turn Island, Village Islands, Woronkofski Island, Wrangell Island, Young Rock, Zimovia Islets,

Lakes:

Burnett Lake, Hatchery Lake, Kunk Lake, Long Lake, McHenry Lake, Navy Lake, Olive Lake, Pats Lake, Sunrise Lake, Thoms Lake,

Mountains:

Bessie Peak, Chichagof Peak, East Mountain, Mount Etolin, Helen Peak, Navy Peak, Mount Shakes, Sunrise Peak, Virginia Peak, Mount Woronkofski,

Parks:

Thoms Place State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Fisherman Chuck,

Pillars:

Nut Rock,

Streams:

Earl West Creek, Falls Creek, Institute Creek, Kunk Creek, McCormack Creek, Olive Creek, Pat Creek, Salamander Creek, Thoms Creek, Trout Creek,

Routes:

Highbush Lake Trail, Long Lake Trail, Thoms Lake Trail,

Cities:

Thoms Place,

Waterfalls:

Rainbow Falls,