Information About

Haenke Island

Haenke Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Elevation:

272 ft (82.91 m)

About

in Disenchantment Bay near head of Yakutat Bay and 30 mi. NE of Yakutat; St. Elias Mts.

History of Haenke Island

named in 1791 by Captain Alessandro Malaspina (Galiano, 1802, map 9) for Thaddeus Haenke, botanist and naturalist with Malaspina's expedition.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 NE (2017),

Places Near Haenke Island

Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area,

Bars:

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay, Russell Fiord,

Beaches:

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Marble Point,

Cliffs:

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Miller Glacier, Turner Glacier, Valerie Glacier, Variegated Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Osier Island,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Esker Stream, Indian Camp Creek,