New Eddystone Rock

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New Eddystone Rock is a dramatic volcanic basalt pillar rising from the waters of Alaska’s Behm Canal, noted as a prominent natural landmark within the Misty Fjords area.

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New Eddystone Rock canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural monument ⓘ
sea stack ⓘ
volcanic plug ⓘ
access reachable only by boat or floatplane ⓘ
administrativeAuthority U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
appearance steep-sided column of dark basalt ⓘ
supports sparse vegetation on its summit ⓘ
approximateCoordinates 55.45°N 131.00°W ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
discoveredByEuropeans George Vancouver ⓘ
distanceFromKetchikan roughly 40 miles east of Ketchikan by water ⓘ
ecosystemRole nesting and resting site for seabirds ⓘ
elevation about 237 feet above sea level ⓘ
about 72 meters above sea level ⓘ
environment temperate rainforest coastal fjord system ⓘ
fallsWithin Tongass National Forest management area ⓘ
featureType islet ⓘ
offshore rock pillar ⓘ
formationProcess erosion-resistant volcanic plug left after surrounding material eroded away ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
hazardType navigation hazard for marine traffic ⓘ
includedIn Misty Fjords National Monument scenic attractions list ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
Behm Canal ⓘ
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska ⓘ
Misty Fjords National Monument ⓘ
Tongass National Forest ⓘ
United States ⓘ
mapFeatureClass pillar ⓘ
namedAfter Eddystone Lighthouse off the coast of Cornwall, England ⓘ
Eddystone Rocks ⓘ
nearbyCity Ketchikan, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Ketchikan
notableFor dramatic vertical basalt pillar rising directly from the sea ⓘ
prominent navigation landmark in Behm Canal ⓘ
partOf Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness ⓘ
region Southeast Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Southeastern Alaska
rockType basalt ⓘ
surroundedBy Behm Canal waters ⓘ
surveyedBy George Vancouver ⓘ
surveyYear 1793 ⓘ
tourism popular sightseeing stop on Misty Fjords boat tours ⓘ
USGSFeatureID 1417280 ⓘ
visibility highly visible landmark in Behm Canal ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Misty Fjords National Monument ⓘ
Tongass National Forest ⓘ

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Misty Fjords National Monument → containsPart → New Eddystone Rock ⓘ