Hanks Island

About

in Orca Bay, 2.5 mi. N of Hawkins I. and 10 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. 300 feet long.

History of Hanks Island

Local name reported by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), while doing hydrographic studies along the coast of Alaska in 1897.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova C-6 (1953), Cordova C-6 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova C-6 (2000),

Places Near Hanks Island

Bars:

Gatherer Rock, Government Rock, Shag Rock, Twin Rocks,

Bays:

Alice Cove, Beartrap Bay, Boswell Bay, Canoe Passage, Cedar Bay, Comfort Cove, Deep Bay, Eccles Lagoon, Hartney Bay, Hidden Cove, Kenny Cove, Mud Bay, Parshas Bay, Sheep Bay, Shipyard Bay, Simpson Bay, Three Mile Bay, Whiskey Cove, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Point Whitshed, Big Point, Bluff Point, Bomb Point, Fox Point, Gravel Point, Knot Point, Parshas Point, Saddle Point, Sheep Point, Shirttail Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Orca Inlet, Strawberry Channel,

Hills:

Strawberry Hill,

Islands:

Mummy Island, Boswell Rock, Channel Islands, Grass Island, Hanks Island, Hawkins Island, Little Mummy Island, Piledriver Rock, Pinnacle Rock, Spike Island,

Lakes:

Hole-in-the-wall, Milton Lake, Sahlin Lagoon, Sahlin Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Robert Korn,

Parks:

Canoe Passage State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Gravina River, Sheep River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Canoe Creek, Canyon Creek, Cedar Creek, Deep Creek, East Fork Olsen Bay Creek, Eccles Creek, Fish Creek, Hartney Creek, Hemlock Creek, Heney Creek, Hidden Creek, Koppen Creek, Nicolet Creek, Orca Creek, Paul Creek, Raging Creek, Rogue Creek, Sahlin Creek, Simpson Creek, Snake Creek, Spruce Creek, West Fork Olsen Bay Creek, Windy Creek,