Description
Surprise Harbor is located on S tip of Admiralty I., 33 mi. S of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History
Probably named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN); published on Hydrographic Chart 225. "It owes its name to one of the two tragedies in the area, which resulted from attacks of Indians on whites."