Information About

Triangle Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Haines

About

at N end of Queen Inlet, on Glacier Bay, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 1.7 mi. S of terminus of Carroll Glacier and 71 mi. NW of Hoonah , St. Elias Mts.

History of Triangle Island

Named in 1892 by Reid (1896, pl. 86), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because of the shape of the island."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1950), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Triangle Island

Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Glacier Bay, Hugh Miller Inlet, Queen Inlet, Rendu Inlet, Scidmore Bay, Tidal Inlet,

Capes:

Gilbert Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Andrews Glacier, Baldwin Glacier, Carroll Glacier, Cushing Glacier, Hugh Miller Glacier, Loomis Glacier, Morse Glacier, Muir Glacier, Plateau Glacier, Romer Glacier, Scidmore Glacier, Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Composite Island, Triangle Island,

Lakes:

Vivid Lake,

Mountains:

Black Cap Mountain, Mount Cadell, Gable Mountain, Mount Merriam, Sentinel Peak, Mount Wordie,

Ridges:

Bruce Hills, Emerson Peaks,