Information About

Francis Island

Francis Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Gustavus

Elevation:

13 ft (3.96 m)

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, 0.7 mi. SE of Drake I. and 45 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 0.6 mile long.

History of Francis Island

Apparently named by the British Admiralty and published on its Chart No. 2431 in 1890.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather C-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather C-1 (1949), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Francis Island

Archipelagos:

Marble Islands,

Bars:

Caroline Shoal, Sita Reef,

Bays:

Berg Bay, Fingers Bay, Glacier Bay, Johnson Cove, North Sandy Cove, Ripple Cove, Sandy Cove, Sebree Cove, Shag Cove, South Sandy Cove, Tidal Inlet, Tyndall Cove,

Capes:

Caroline Point, George Point, Muir Point, Rush Point, Saint James Point, Tlingit Point,

Channels:

Beardslee Entrance, Sitakaday Narrows, Whidbey Passage,

Glaciers:

Dirt Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical),

Islands:

Boulder Island, Drake Island, Flapjack Island, Francis Island, Garforth Island, Geikie Rock, Lars Island, Leland Islands, Lone Island, Netland Island, North Marble Island, Puffin Island, Sebree Island, South Marble Island, Strawberry Island, Sturgess Island, Willoughby Island, Young Island,

Lakes:

Lake Seclusion,

Mountains:

Mount Case, Marble Mountain, Pyramid Peak, Mount Skarn, Tlingit Peak, Mount Wright,

Valleys:

Dirt Gulch, Ice Valley,