Information About

Surprise Harbor

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Surprise Harbor on The Map

Location

57 ° 1' 25" N,
134 ° 35' 21.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Surprise Harbor in Detail.

About

on S tip of Admiralty I., 33 mi. S of Angoon, Alex. Arch.

History

Probably named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN); published on Hydrographic Chart 225. "It owes its name to one of the two tragedies in the area, which resulted from attacks of Indians on whites."

Topo Maps

Sitka A-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka A-2 (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka A-2 (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka A-2 (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-2 SW (2017),
Places Near Surprise Harbor
Cities:

Tyee,

Bars:

Bibb Shoal, Healy Rock,

Bays:

Band Cove, Cascade Bay, Murder Cove, Nelson Bay, Red Bluff Bay, Surprise Harbor, Warm Spring Bay, Warm Springs Bay, Whitewater Bay, Wilson Cove,

Capes:

Point Turbot, Point Wilson, Point Gardner, Bartlett Point, East Point, Flag Point, Hourigan Point, Kingsmill Point, Paralysis Point, Rocky Point, Walker Point,

Channels:

Chatham Strait,

Islands:

Carroll Island, North Island, Takatz Islands, White Rock, Yasha Island,

Lakes:

Deep Lake, Falls Lake, Four Falls Lake, Long Lake, Wakefield Lakes,

Mountains:

Mount Harding, Mount Race, Table Mountain,