Information About

East Chugach Island

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Location

59 ° 7' 40.001" N,
151 ° 28' 17" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seldovia

Elevation

850 ft (259.08 m)

East Chugach Island in Detail.

About

off S tip of Kenai Peninsula 22 mi. S of Seldovia, Chugach Mts. 4 miles long.

History

Local name reported by US@C&GS in 1908. This island was called "Isla (or Ysla) de San Angel" by Don Ignacio Arteaga about August 1, 1779, "after El Santo Angel celebrated in Tortosa August 2" (Wagner, 1937, p. 496).

Topo Maps

Seldovia A-4 (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia A-4 (1953), Seldovia A-4 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963),

Places Near East Chugach Island

Bays:

Chugach Bay, Picnic Harbor, Qikutulig Bay, Rocky Bay, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Gomez Point,

Islands:

East Chugach Island, Perl Island,

Lakes:

Rocky Lake, Seldovia Lake,

Mountains:

Badger Hill, Cone Mountain, Mount Mills, Rock Mountain,

Rivers:

Rocky River,

Streams:

Port Dick Creek,