Information About

Blacksand Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Blacksand Island on The Map

Location

59 ° 25' 0.001" N,
139 ° 29' 25.001" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

3.3 mi (5.31 km)

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Blacksand Island in Detail.

About

in Gulf of Alaska coast, between Ahrnklin River and Middle Slough, 0.6 mi. SE of Situk and 10 mi. SE of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 3.3 miles long.

History

A descriptive name published by Lieutenant Commander Moser (1901, pl. 43 and p. 385), U.S. Navy (USN).

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat B-4 (1959), Yakutat B-4 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat B-4 NW (1987), Yakutat B-4 NW (2017),
Places Near Blacksand Island
Cities:

Situk Village,

Areas:

Yakutat Foreland,

Bars:

Blacksand Spit,

Bays:

Black Duck Bay, Broken Oar Cove, Redfield Cove, Sawmill Cove,

Capes:

Cape Stoss, Hatchet Point,

Channels:

Hatchet Pass,

Islands:

Blacksand Island, Doggie Island, Dolgoi Island, Fitzgerald Island, Gregson Island, Kriwoi Island,

Mountain Passes:

Johnsons Slough, Middle Slough,

Rivers:

Ahrnklin River, Dangerous River, Lost River, Old Situk River, Situk River, West Fork Situk River,

Streams:

Kunayosh Creek, Onklat Creek, Seal Creek, Tawah Creek,

Routes:

Situk Lake Trail, Situk River Trail,

Cities:

Situk,