Information About

Whaleback Island

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 7' 57" N,
143 ° 24' 31" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

433 ft (131.98 m)

Whaleback Island in Detail.

About

Located in the center of Vitus Lake at the southern limit of Bering Glacier.

History

Name chosen to describe the physical shape of the island.

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-7 (1984), Bering Glacier A-7 NE (2016),

Places Near Whaleback Island

Bays:

Foottrack Cove, Tashalich Arm,

Capes:

Arrowhead Point,

Glaciers:

Bering Glacier, Bering Lobe,

Islands:

The Wallypogs, Bentwood Island, Beringia Novaya, Peat Falls Island, Pointed Island, Tsitus Island, Weeping Peat Island, Whaleback Island,

Lakes:

Midimber Lake, Tsiu Lake, Vitus Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Grindle Gap, Tsivat Outlet,

Mountain Ranges:

Rivers:

Abandoned River, Midtimber River, Seal River,