Information About

Candle Island

Candle Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Ketchikan Gateway
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 85 ft (25.91 m)
About

in Behm Canal, S of Winstanley I., Coast Mts. 0.4 mile long.

History of Candle Island

Named in 1879 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for an engineer associated with the history of the Eddystone Lighthouse; published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 72).