Information About

Entrance Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 11' 48.998" N,
135 ° 5' 58.999" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Entrance Island in Detail.

About

in Icy Strait at Entrance to Swanson Harbor, 1.6 mi. NW of Point Couverden and 26 mi. SW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. 0.5 mile long.

History

Descriptive name given in 1880 by U.S. Navy officers; published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 193).

Topo Maps

Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau A-4 (1995), Juneau A-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Entrance Island

Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Hanus Reef, North Ledge, Sisters Reef,

Bays:

Barlow Cove, Coot Cove, Curlew Ledge, Funter Bay, Howard Bay, Swanson Harbor, Whitestone Harbor,

Beaches:

The Sand Beach,

Capes:

Point Augusta, Barlow Point, Clear Point, Point Couverden, False Point Retreat, Point Howard, Point Retreat,

Channels:

Saginaw Channel,

Cliffs:

No Use Ledge, Sharp Ledge,

Dams:

Tenakee Spring School Dam, Tenakee Springs Dam,

Islands:

Ansley Island, Bare Island, Barlow Island, Couverden Island, Couverden Rock, Entrance Island, Gauge Island, The Kittens, Ledge Island, Naked Island, Pulizzi Island, Rat Island, Rocky Island, The Sisters, Spasski Island, Star Rock, Station Island,

Lakes:

Parks:

Funter Bay State Marine Park,

Streams:

Cordwood Creek, Spasski Creek, Suntaheen Creek,

Cities: