Information About

Spasski Island

Spasski Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Hoonah

Part of:

Alexander Archipelago

About

in Icy Strait, 2 mi. NE of Neck Point on Chichagof I. and 33 mi. SW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.

History of Spasski Island

Named "Spasskaia Island" in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), on Hydrographic Chart 225 after the bay (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 193). The spelling was modified by Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to conform with the anglicized pronunciation. See Spasski Bay.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau A-4 (1995), Juneau A-4 NW (2015),

Places Near Spasski Island

Archipelagos:

Porpoise Islands,

Bars:

Kulichkof Reefs, Pinta Rock, Sisters Reef,

Bays:

Howard Bay, Spasski Bay, Swanson Harbor, Whitestone Harbor,

Capes:

Cannery Point, Point Couverden, False Point, Grave Point, Harbor Point, Hoonah Point, Point Howard, Neck Point, Point Sophia,

Cities:

Cliffs:

Hoonah Bluff, No Use Ledge, Sharp Ledge,

Dams:

Shotter Creek Dam, Tenakee Spring School Dam, Tenakee Springs Dam,

Fictional Places:

Delos Crossing,

Islands:

Ansley Island, Couverden Island, Entrance Island, Long Island, Pitt Island, Pulizzi Island, Rainier Island, Scraggy Island, The Sisters, Spasski Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Elephant Mountain,

Streams:

Freshwater Creek, Game Creek, Gartina Creek, North Fork Freshwater Creek, Seal Creek, Spasski Creek, Suntaheen Creek,

Routes:

Cities:

Whitestone Logging Camp,