Information About

Thumb Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

Elevation:

26 ft (7.92 m)

About

on SW coast of Liesnoi I., at mouth of Eliza Harbor, on Admiralty I., 21 mi. E of Baranof, Alex. Arch.

History of Thumb Point

Descriptive name given in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 142).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Thumb Point

Archipelagos:

Galankin Islands,

Areas:

Polivnoi Rocks,

Bays:

Cannery Cove, Chapin Bay, Donkey Bay, Eliza Harbor, Henrys Arm, Herring Bay, Little Pybus Bay, Sheldon Cove, South Arm Hood Bay, Woewodski Harbor, Wolfe Cabin,

Capes:

Point Napean, Point Brightman, Bluff Point, Club Point, Deepwater Point, File Point, Jaw Point, Log Point, Loon Point, Pin Point, Pio Point, Saw Point, Sharp Point, Thumb Point,

Channels:

North Passage, South Passage, West Channel,

Islands:

Carroll Island, Grave Island, Liesnoi Island, Midway Islands, Southwest Islands, Spruce Island,

Lakes:

Eliza Lake,

Mountains:

Bear Pass Mountain, Mount Saffran, Soapberry Mountain,