Information About

Esther Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Esther Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 50' 42" N,
148 ° 2' 1" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

1467 ft (447.14 m)

Esther Island in Detail.

About

off NE coast of Kenai Peninsula, 20 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 12 miles long.

History

Named in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN). The name is shown on Vancouver's chart but is not mentioned in the text (Wagner, 1937, p. 387).