Information About

Beardslee Islands

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 31' 16" N,
135 ° 55' 5.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Beardslee Islands in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, off E shore of Glacier Bay, 5 mi. N of Point Gustavus and 55 mi. NW of Juneau; St. Elias Mts. 9.5 miles long.

History

named by officers of the U.S. Navy in 1880 for Captain Lester Anthony Beardslee, 1836-1903, U.S. Navy (USN).