Information About

Midway Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Midway Island on The Map

Location

57 ° 59' 49.999" N,
135 ° 36' 34.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Hoonah

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Midway Island in Detail.

About

in S part of Port Frederick, 10 mi. SW of Hoonah, on N central Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name published in 1926 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8304. Presumably so named because the island is in the center of The Narrows.