Information About

Goose Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 12' 49" N,
136 ° 2' 46" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

62 ft (18.9 m)

Goose Island in Detail.

About

off N coast of Chichagof I., 0.5 mi. NW of Mud Bay, Alex. Arch. 1.6 miles long.

History

Named by master G. C. Hanus, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1880. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 190).

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather A-1 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather A-1 (1954), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather A-1 NE (2017),

Places Near Goose Island

Bars:

Ancon Rock,

Bays:

Gull Cove, Idaho Inlet, Jacks Cove, Mud Bay, Willoughby Cove,

Capes:

Point Carolus, Point Gustavus, Iceberg Point, Quartz Point,

Channels:

North Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

Goose Island, Lemesurier Island, Shaw Island, Shaw Islands,

Lakes:

Otter Lake,

Mountains:

Crag Mountain, Craig Mountain, Pyramid Peak, Tarn Mountain, White Cap Mountain,

Rivers:

Mud Bay River, Trail River,

Streams:

Marble Creek,