Information About

Tuxekan

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Location

55 ° 53' 17.999" N,
133 ° 14' 35.999" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Tuxekan in Detail.

About

At N entrance to Tuxekan Narrows, W coast of Prince of Wales I., , 25 mi N of Klawak, Alex. Arch.

History

Name of a former Tlingit Indian village published in 1895 as "Tuxeau" and in 1899 as "Tuxecan" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Hodge (1910, p. 858), Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE), says "Tuxican. An old Tlingit town belonging to the Henya * * *. Formerly it was the chief Henya town, but the Henya have now moved to Klawak."

Topo Maps

Craig D-4 (1949), Craig D-4 (1949), Craig D-4 (1949), Craig D-4 (1951), Craig D-4 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig D-4 (1994), Craig D-4 NW (2017),

Places Near Tuxekan

Cities:

Deweyville, Karheen, Tuxekan,

Archipelagos:

Gaohi Islands, Ham Islands, Harmony Islands, Kleiti Islands, Kussu Islands,

Bars:

Fir Rock, Kabanof Rocks, Peep Rock,

Bays:

Chusini Cove, Clam Cove, Cyrus Cove, Devilfish Bay, Guhao Inlet, Gutchi Cove, Indian Garden Bay, Jinhi Bay, Kaguk Cove, Kahli Cove, Kaigao Cove, Kaikli Cove, Karheen Cove, Little Naukati Bay, Naukati Bay, Nichin Cove, Nossuk Bay, Nundei Cove, Rocky Bay, Rocky Cove, Salt Lake Bay, Sarheen Cove, Sarkar Cove, Sea Otter Sound, Squam Bay, Surku Cove, Tokeen Bay, Tonowek Bay, Tunga Inlet, Yahku Cove,

Capes:

Point Swift, Ahtun Point, Dargun Point, Guktu Point, Istku Point, Kaigao Point, Kaishi Point, Kauda Point, Kinani Point, Kugun Point, Kussan Point, Kutegi Point, Kwati Point, Sarkar Point, Shikat Point, Tahka Point, Turn Point, White Point,

Channels:

Brockman Pass, El Capitan Passage, Karheen Passage, Marble Passage, Skookumchuck, Tenass Pass, Tonowek Narrows, Tuxekan Narrows, Tuxekan Passage, Whale Passage,

Cliffs:

Flats:

Hills:

Islands:

Aikens Rock, Brockman Island, Burnt Island, Cap Island, Chapin Island, Clam Island, Cob Island, Dasani Islands, Dot Island, El Capitan Island, Elghi Island, Flat Island, Garden Island, Graveyard Island, Hauti Island, Hoot Island, Hub Rock, Kassan Islands, Keski Island, Klinau Island, Knob Island, Kubanof Rock, Mabel Island, Marble Island, North Island, Orr Island, Owl Island, Point Swift Rock, Point Swift Rock, Rookery Islands, San Island, Sangao Island, Scott Island, Scow Island, Sigh Islands, Singa Island, Spanberg Island, Staney Island, Suhti Island, Teal Island, Tenass Island, Thorne Island, Trim Island, Tuxekan Island, Twin Islands, Village Rock,

Lakes:

Crooked Lake, Hook Lake, Island Lake, Jay Lake, Karheen Lakes, Marsh Lake, Mink Lake, Neck Lake, Salt Water Lagoon, Sarkar Lake, Scott Lagoon, Shipley Lake,

Mountains:

Holbrook Mountain, Kogish Mountain, Pyramid Peak, Staney Cone, Tokeen Peak, Twin Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Streams:

East Fork Tonowek Creek, Gutchi Creek, Karheen Creek, Mabel Creek, Marsh Creek, Mink Creek, Naukati Creek, Sarkar Creek, Shaheen Creek, Staney Creek, Tonowek Creek, Yatuk Creek,

Cities:

Naukati Bay, New Tokeen,

Waterfalls:

Silver Salmon Falls,