Information About

Porpoise Islands

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 19' 51.6" N,
135 ° 28' 21.36" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Hoonah

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Porpoise Islands in Detail.

About

group at junction of Icy Passage and Icy Strait, 5 mi. S of village of Excursion Inlet and 38 mi. W of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1880 by the U.S. Navy and published by US@C&GS in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 190).