Information About

West Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 10' 16" N,
132 ° 59' 48.001" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Whale Pass

Elevation

318 ft (96.93 m)

West Island in Detail.

About

one of Kashevarof Is., in Kashevarof Passage, off N coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name given in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN), because it is the westernmost of central group of Kashevarof Islands.

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg A-3 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-3 (1994), Petersburg A-3 NW (2017),

Places Near West Island

Cities:

Lake Bay,

Bars:

Barnacle Rock, Gull Rock, Key Reef, Key Reef Rock, Nesbitt Reef, Rose Rock, Seal Rock,

Bays:

Lake Bay, Coffman Cove, Exchange Cove, Ragged Cove, Rocky Bay, Salmon Bay,

Capes:

Point Nesbitt, Point Barnes, Point Colpoys, Bay Point, Keg Point, Macnamara Point,

Channels:

Kashevarof Passage, Ossipee Channel, Snow Passage, Whale Passage,

Islands:

Beck Island, Blashke Islands, Bluff Island, Bush Rock, Bushy Island, Coffman Island, Deer Rocks, Deichman Rock, East Island, Echo Island, Exchange Island, Fire Island, Kashevarof Islands, Mabel Island, Middle Islands, Rookery Islands, Rookery Islands, Rose Island, Round Island, Shrubby Island, Stevenson Island, Thorne Island, Tide Island, The Triplets, West Island, Zarembo Island,

Lakes:

Barnes Lake, Cavern Lake, Exchange Lake, Gold and Galligan Lagoon, Grassy Lake, Neck Lake, Salmon Bay Lake, Sink Hole Lake, Sweetwater Lake,

Rapids:

Deadmans Riffle, Indian Creek Rapids,

Streams:

Lake Bay Creek, Big Creek, Coffman Creek, Dog Creek, Exchange Creek, Galligan Creek, Indian Creek, Lava Creek, Mabel Creek, Salmon Creek, Squaw Creek,

Cities:

Coffman Cove,

Cities:

Whale Pass,