Information About

Anthony Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 27' 34.999" N,
135 ° 52' 5.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Anthony Island in Detail.

About

Near the head of Bartlett Cove, east side of entrance to Glacier Bay, St. Elias Mountains.

History

Named in 1939 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Captain Lester Anthony Beardslee, U.S. Navy (USN), who is supposed to have been the first to apply the name Glacier Bay.

Topo Maps

Juneau B-6 (1948), Juneau B-6 (1948), Juneau B-6 (1948), Juneau B-6 (1948), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau B-6 NW (2017),

Places Near Anthony Island

Archipelagos:

Marble Islands,

Bars:

Ancon Rock, Pleasant Island Reef, Sita Reef,

Bays:

Bartlett Cove, Beartrack Cove, Hutchins Bay, Jacks Cove, Pinta Cove, Ripple Cove, Secret Bay, Willoughby Cove,

Capes:

Point Carolus, Point Adolphus, George Point, Point Gustavus, Iceberg Point, Rush Point,

Channels:

Beardslee Entrance, Sitakaday Narrows,

Cities:

Gustavus,

Hills:

The Knob,

Islands:

Anthony Island, Beardslee Islands, Beartrack Island, Boulder Island, Eider Island, Flapjack Island, Kidney Island, Lagoon Island, Leland Islands, Lemesurier Island, Lester Island, Link Island, North Marble Island, South Marble Island, Spider Island, Strawberry Island, Young Island,

Lakes:

Bartlett Lake,

Rivers:

Bartlett River, Beartrack River, Salmon River,

Streams:

York Creek,

Routes:

Bartlett Lake Trail, Bartlett River Trail,

Cities:

Bartlett Cove,