Information About

Marble Islands

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Gustavus

Islands:

North Marble Island, South Marble Island,

About

two small islands, in Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Monument, 45 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History of Marble Islands

So named by Captain W. E. George in 1883 "because the islands are composed largely of marble" (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1883, p. 189).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather C-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather C-1 (1949), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-1 NE (2017),

Places Near Marble Islands

Archipelagos:

Marble Islands,

Bars:

Caroline Shoal, Sita Reef,

Bays:

Adams Inlet, Bartlett Cove, Beartrack Cove, Berg Bay, Fingers Bay, Hutchins Bay, Johnson Cove, Maquinna Cove, North Sandy Cove, Ripple Cove, Sandy Cove, Sebree Cove, Secret Bay, South Sandy Cove, Spokane Cove,

Capes:

Point George, Caroline Point, George Point, Muir Point, Rush Point, Saint James Point, Tlingit Point,

Channels:

Beardslee Entrance, Sitakaday Narrows, Whidbey Passage,

Glaciers:

Adams Glacier, Dirt Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), White Glacier,

Hills:

Knob I,

Islands:

Anthony Island, Beardslee Islands, Beartrack Island, Boulder Island, Drake Island, Eider Island, Flapjack Island, Francis Island, Garforth Island, Kidney Island, Lagoon Island, Lars Island, Leland Islands, Lester Island, Link Island, Netland Island, North Marble Island, Puffin Island, Sebree Island, South Marble Island, Spider Island, Strawberry Island, Sturgess Island, Willoughby Island, Young Island,

Mountains:

Mount Case, Miller Peak, Mount Wright,

Rivers:

Bartlett River,

Streams:

Wolf Creek, York Creek,

Routes:

Bartlett Lake Trail, Bartlett River Trail,

Valleys:

Dirt Gulch, Ice Valley,

Cities:

Bartlett Cove,