Information About

Abbess Island

Abbess Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City:

Klawock

Part of:

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation:

72 ft (21.95 m)

About

between San Alberto Bay and Shinaku Inlet, W of Wadleigh I.; Alex. Arch. 0.9 mile long.

History of Abbess Island

named in 1927 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS), "After a boat Abess, property of Robert Scott, former fox farmer on the island."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Craig C-4 (1949), Craig C-4 (1949), Craig C-4 (1949), Craig C-4 (1949), Craig C-4 (1949), Craig C-4 (1951), Craig C-4 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig C-4 SW (2017),

Places Near Abbess Island

Archipelagos:

Alberto Islands, Blanquizal Islands, Gaohi Islands, Prince of Wales Archipelago,

Areas:

Bars:

Alberto Reef, Balandra Shoal, Ballena Island Shoal, Fern Reef, Fish Egg Reef, Klawock Reef, Larzatita Island Reef, Parida Island Reef, Saint Ignace Rock, San Christoval Rock,

Bays:

Port Bagial, Port Caldera, Port Estrella, Port Saint Nicholas, Big Bay, Crab Bay, Doyle Bay, Indian Garden Bay, Kaguk Cove, Klawock Inlet, Nossuk Bay, Salt Lake Bay, San Alberto Bay, Shelter Cove, Shinaku Inlet, Trocadero Bay,

Capes:

Point Miliflores, Point Miraballes, Point Polocano, Point Providence, Point Saint Sebastian, Point San Pasqual, Point Santa Lucia, Point Swift, Point Amargura, Point Batan, Point Cangrejo, Point Cuerbo, Point Eugenia, Point Ildefonso, Point Iphigenia, Point Lomas, Agueda Point, Blanquizal Point, Canoe Point, Cape Cambon, Cape Empinado, Cape Flores, Cape Suspiro, Cemetery Point, Diamond Point, Entrance Point, Fern Point, Guktu Point, Palisade Point, Perlas Point, Punta de los Almos, Punta De los Islotillos, Punta Maria Antonia, Punta Noriega, Punta Palmito, Tranquil Point,

Channels:

Cruz Pass, North Entrance, San Christoval Channel, South Entrance, Tonowek Narrows, Ursua Channel,

Cities:

Craig, Klawock,

Dams:

Craig Water Supply Dam, Klawock Dam,

Islands:

Abbess Island, Balandra Island, Ballena Islands, Cabras Islands, Canas Island, Catalina Island, Clam Island, Cole Island, Coronados Islands, Craig Island, Cruz Islands, Culebrina Island, Dasani Islands, Fish Egg Island, Hermanos Islands, Joe Island, Klawock Island, Ladrones Islands, Larzatita Island, Madre de Dios Island, Palisade Island, Parida Island, Peratrovich Island, Piedras Island, Point Swift Rock, Point Swift Rock, Rancheria Island, Rosary Island, San Fernando Island, San Juan Bautista Island, San Juanito Island, Santa Lucia Island, Shaft Rock, Sombrero Island, Toti Island, Tuft Rock, Unlucky Island, Wadleigh Island, Wadleigh Rock, The Witnesses,

Lakes:

Big Salt Lake, Klawock Lake,

Mountains:

Bautista Peak, Kogish Mountain, Staney Cone, Sunny Hay Mountain, Twin Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Streams:

Crab Creek, East Fork Tonowek Creek, Halfmile Creek, Shaheen Creek, Shinaku Creek, Threemile Creek, Tonowek Creek,

Routes:

Canoe Point Trail,