Information About

East Chugach Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map East Chugach Island on The Map

Location

59 ° 7' 40.001" N,
151 ° 28' 17" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seldovia

Elevation

850 ft (259.08 m)

East Chugach Island in Detail.

About

off S tip of Kenai Peninsula 22 mi. S of Seldovia, Chugach Mts. 4 miles long.

History

Local name reported by US@C&GS in 1908. This island was called "Isla (or Ysla) de San Angel" by Don Ignacio Arteaga about August 1, 1779, "after El Santo Angel celebrated in Tortosa August 2" (Wagner, 1937, p. 496).