US > Alaska > Sitka Borough AK > Features > Physical Feature: Island - Svensen Rock

Svensen Rock in Sitka Borough AK

Svensen Rock, Sitka Borough, Alaska

Svensen Rock is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.

Maps, Driving Directions & Local Area Information

Sorry, no local resorces for this location!

Nearby Cities
Nearby Neighborhoods
Nearby Features

Feature Name:	Svensen Rock
Category:	Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type:	Physical
Class:	Island
Description:	in E end of Peril Strait, N of Catherine I., off Chichagof I., 4 mi. SE of Todd, Alex. Arch.
History:	"Named ""Swenson Rock"" in 1895 by Lieutenant Commander Moore, U.S. Navy (USN); published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8283. Baker (1906, p. 609), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), changed the name to ""Svensen,"" the usual spelling of this Swedish proper name."
Borough:	Sitka Borough
Latitude:	57.4361114502
Longitude:	-134.949172974

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Svensen Rock: Svensen Rock.

Svensen Rock - Location Map

BIG Map | Driving Directions | Terrain Map | Satellite Map

Use HTL Address Research for a Alaska Address and get...

Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Svensen Rock does not include property ownership information.

Quick & Easy Ways to...

Nearby Cities, Towns & CDPs

Angoon, AK (14.4 miles ENE)

Other Small Populated Places

Todd, AK (3.9 miles WNW)
Chatham, AK (5.5 miles N)

Neltushkin, AK (17.7 miles SE)