Coronation Island
Coronation Island has the Pacific Ocean to its south and southwest, Iphigenia Bay to its southeast, Sumner Strait to its east and northeast, and Chatham Strait to its west and northwest. To the north is Kuiu Island. To the east is Warren Island. Coronation Island has seven high peaks: Needle Peak, Aats Peak, Pin Peak, and four other peaks that are not named. Coronation Island has five bays: Egg Harbor, Alikula Bay, Aats Bay, Gish Bay, and Windy Bay. The island is surrounded by rocky areas, a few sandy areas, and a handful of coral reefs. The island is made largely of limestone and some caves on the island contain fossils. Coronation Island's western side includes large, flat lowland areas of karst that that appear to have never been glaciated. In 2001, Colander Cave was discovered in one of these lowland areas. An 11,000+ year-old fossil of a brown bear was found in Colander Cave, supporting the hypothesis that these bears survived the Last Glacial Maximum.