Information About

Whitney Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Whitney Island on The Map

Location

57 ° 13' 50.999" N,
133 ° 31' 28.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

331 ft (100.89 m)

Whitney Island in Detail.

About

between Fanshaw Bay and Cleveland Passage 3 mi. NE of Cape Fanshaw and 70 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for William Collins Whitney, 1841-1904, lawyer and Secretary of Navy under President Grover Cleveland, 1885-89. Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 145).

Topo Maps

Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum A-5 NW (2017),
Places Near Whitney Island
Archipelagos:

Portage Islands, Robert Islands, Storm Islands,

Areas:

The Five Fingers,

Bars:

Bird Rock, East Spit, McDonald Rock, West Spit,

Bays:

Port Houghton, Fanshaw Bay, Hobart Bay, Russian Cove, Steamboat Bay,

Capes:

Point Walpole, Point Highland, Point Hobart, Bartlett Point, Bay Point, Bill Point, Canoe Point, Cape Fanshaw, Duck Point, Fort Point, The Haystack, McNairy Point,

Channels:

Cleveland Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Crow Island, Entrance Island, Foot Island, Robert Island, Sail Island, The Twins, Whitney Island,

Lakes:

Little Lagoon,

Mountains:

Alaska Peak, Dahlgren Peak, Mount Fanshaw, Jamestown Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Tangent Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Stephens Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

Fanshaw Range,

Streams:

Big Creek, Cat Creek, Negro Creek,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw, Entrance Island,