Information About

Vorota Island

Vorota Island

Region:
  • Sitka
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 26 ft (7.92 m)
About

3.5 mi. S of Chichagof, between Elbow Passage and Smooth Channel, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.

History of Vorota Island

Russian word meaning "gates" given in 1922 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Places Near Vorota Island
Bars:

Black Rock, Fortuna Reefs, Fran Reef, Frog Rock, Guide Rock, Ittar Rock, Khaz Breakers, Middle Breaker, Minnie Reef, Ninefoot Shoal, Olga Rock, Outer Rocks, Snipe ock,

Bays:

Baker Cove, Black Bay, Davison Bay, Didrickson Bay, Double Cove, Elf Cove, Elkugu Bay, Falcon Arm, Ford Arm, Goulding Harbor, Khaz Bay, Kimshan Cove, Klag Bay, Kukkan Bay, Little Bay, Mirror Harbor, Pinta Bay, Portlock Harbor, Rocky Bay, Slocum Arm, Waterfall Cove,

Capes:

Point Lydonia, Point Weigle, Point Hope, Cape Dearborn, Cape Edward, Clearing Point, Copper Point, Division Point, Drip Point, Fortuna Point, Fox Point, Hogan Point, Khaz Head, Khaz Peninsula, Khaz Point, Klokachef Point, Maud Point, Pole Point, Quit Point, Rose Point, Round Point, Point Slocum, Slope Point, Takeena Peninsula, Trap Point, Vein Point,

Channels:

Dry Pass, Elbow Passage, Fortuna Strait, The Gate, Gig Pass, Imperial Passage, Kukkan Passage, Ogden Passage, Piehle Passage, Rough Channel, Smooth Channel, South Passage, Surveyor Passage, Tawak Passage,

Islands:

Baird Island, Black Island, Breaker Number Two, Brown Rock, Channel Island, Cormorant Island, Deuce Island, Dippy Island, Duck Island, Edward Islands, Elkugu Island, Fitz Island, Fleming Island, Grace Island, Granite Islands, Gray Rock, Herbert Graves Island, Hill Island, Hogan Island, Klag Island, Klokachef Island, Leo Island, Lock Island, Lydonia Island, Myriad Islands, Oval Rock, Paulina Island, Peer Island, Port Island, Ramp Island, Rowe Island, Shale Island, Sholin Island, Snipe Island, Snipe Rock, Steep Island, Three Tree Island, Triplet Islands, Twin Island, Vorota Island, White Sisters,

Lakes:

Lake Cunningham, Lake James, Lake Anna, Black Lake, Duck Lake, Goulding Lake, Goulding Lakes, Otter Lake, Rust Lake, Sister Lake, Lake Smiley, Whitestripe Lake,

Mine:

Golden Hand Apex Mine, Hirst-Chichagof Mine (historical),

Mountains:

Mount Baker, Mount Barness, Doolth Mountain, Mount Douglas, Mount Drake, Flat Top Mountain, Freeburn Mountain, Goon Dip Mountain, Hirst Mountain, Khaz Peak, Mount Lydonia, North Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, Mount Pinta, Rust Mountain, Whitestripe Mountain, Williams Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Sea Level Slough,

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

Black River, Goon Dip River, Goulding River,

Streams:

Chichagof Creek, Falls Creek, Marble Creek, Rust Creek,

Routes:

Mine Mountain Trail,