Information About

Bean Island

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 41' 26.002" N,
132 ° 6' 2.999" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Length

1.5 mi (2.41 km)

Elevation

177 ft (53.95 m)

Bean Island in Detail.

About

in mouth of Nichols Bay on S coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 1.5 miles long.

History

Named in 1880 by W. H. Dall for Tarleton Hoffman Bean of the Fish Commission.

Topo Maps

Dixon Entrance C-1 (1948), Dixon Entrance C-1 (1948), Dixon Entrance C-1 (1948), Dixon Entrance (1951), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance (1959), Dixon Entrance C-1 NE (2017),

Places Near Bean Island

Bars:

Brown Bear Rock,

Bays:

Biscuit Lagoon, Brownson Bay, Gardner Bay, Hessa Inlet, Kendrick Bay, Little Brownson Bay, Mallard Bay, McLean Arm, Minnie Bay, Minnie Cutoff, Nichols Bay, Short Arm Kendrick Bay, South Arm Kendrick Bay, Stone Rock Bay, West Arm Kendrick Bay,

Capes:

Point Marsh, Point Nunez, Cape Chacon, Island Point, McLean Point, Surf Point, Whirlpool Point,

Channels:

Bert Millar Cutoff, Hessa Narrows,

Cliffs:

Hills:

Intun Cone, Intungidi Hill,

Islands:

Bean Island, The Haystack, Kendrick Islands, Stone Rock, Stone Rock, White Rocks,

Lakes:

Hessa Lake, Nichols Lake,

Mountains:

Nichols Mountain,