Information About

Lemesurier Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Pelican

Elevation:

2096 ft (638.86 m)

About

in Icy Strait, between North and South Passages, 0.7 mi. Nw of Goose I. and 27 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History of Lemesurier Island

Named by Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1879 for a midshipman on H.M.S. Chatham, who commanded one of Vancouver's boats during the exploration of Cross Sound in 1794. The name was published in the 1883 Alaska Coast Pilot (p. 190).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather B-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather B-1 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-1 SE (2017),

Places Near Lemesurier Island

Bars:

Ancon Rock,

Bays:

Bartlett Cove, Earl Cove, Gull Cove, Idaho Inlet, Jacks Cove, Mud Bay, Ripple Cove, Salt Chuck Bay, Secret Bay, Willoughby Cove,

Capes:

Point Carolus, Point Dundas, Point Gustavus, Iceberg Point, Inian Peninsula, Quartz Point, Rush Point,

Channels:

Beardslee Entrance, North Passage, South Inian Pass, South Passage,

Islands:

Anthony Island, Goose Island, Lagoon Island, Lemesurier Island, Lester Island, Shaw Island, Shaw Islands, Young Island,

Lakes:

Otter Lake,

Mountains:

White Cap Mountain,

Rivers:

Mud Bay River,

Streams:

Fox Creek, Marble Creek,

Routes:

Bartlett Lake Trail, Bartlett River Trail,

Cities:

Bartlett Cove,