Information About

Gourd Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Gourd Island on The Map

Location

54 ° 56' 21.998" N,
133 ° 8' 39.001" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Craig

Gourd Island in Detail.

About

at mouth of Waterfall Bay, on W coast of Dall I., Alex. Arch. 1700 feet long.

History

Descriptive name given in 1927 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because of the shape of the island resembling a gourd.