Information About

Green Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Green Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 15' 49" N,
147 ° 24' 47.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

128 ft (39.01 m)

Green Island in Detail.

About

8 miles long. Montague Strait, 22 mi. E of Chenega, Chugach Mts.

History

Descriptive name given by Captain James Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 364), Royal Navy (RN) on May 18, 1778, who said "being entirely free from snow, and covered with wood and verdure, on this account they were called Green Islands." This feature was called "Os(trov) Nikolay," meaning "Nicholas Island" by Sarichev (1826, map5).