Information About

Blacksand Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Blacksand Island on The Map

Location

59 ° 25' 0.001" N,
139 ° 29' 25.001" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

3.3 mi (5.31 km)

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Blacksand Island in Detail.

About

in Gulf of Alaska coast, between Ahrnklin River and Middle Slough, 0.6 mi. SE of Situk and 10 mi. SE of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 3.3 miles long.

History

A descriptive name published by Lieutenant Commander Moser (1901, pl. 43 and p. 385), U.S. Navy (USN).