Information About

Read Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 6' 47.002" N,
133 ° 11' 35.002" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

69 ft (21.03 m)

Read Island in Detail.

About

in Farragut Bay, 1.5 mi. N of Grand Point and 82 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1887 by Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Ensign Maurice L. Read, a member of his surveying party. The name was published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Sumdum A-4 (1948), Sumdum A-4 (1951), Sumdum A-4 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum A-4 SW (2017),
Places Near Read Island
Archipelagos:

Portage Islands,

Bars:

Flock Rock, Harrington Rock,

Bays:

Port Houghton, Cape Strait, Dry Bay, Dry Cove, Farragut Bay, Francis Anchorage, Goose Cove, North Arm, North Arm Port Houghton, Portage Bay, South Arm,

Capes:

Bay Point, Beacon Point, Boulder Point, East Point, Flat Point, Grand Point, The Haystack, Hook Point, Point Vandeput, West Point,

Channels:

Sanborn Canal, Sandborn Canal,

Islands:

Rabbit Island, Read Island, Stop Island, Walter Island,

Lakes:

Little Lagoon,

Mountains:

Alaska Peak, Ambler Peak, Bay Point Knoll, Chipp Peak, Dahlgren Peak, De Long Peak, Franklin Peaks, Fulton Peak, Grant Peak, Hall Peak, Hamilton Peak, Hancock Peak, Hunt Peak, Jamestown Peak, Jefferson Peak, Kane Peak, Lincoln Peak, Lockwood Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Putnam Peak, Saranac Peak, Scott Peak, Sheridan Peak, Sherman Peak, Stanton Peak, Tangent Peak, Washington Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Missionary Range,

Rivers:

Farragut River,

Streams:

Twelvemile Creek,