Information About

Goose Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 12' 49" N,
136 ° 2' 46" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

62 ft (18.9 m)

Goose Island in Detail.

About

off N coast of Chichagof I., 0.5 mi. NW of Mud Bay, Alex. Arch. 1.6 miles long.

History

Named by master G. C. Hanus, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1880. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 190).