Information About

Hanks Island

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 36' 49" N,
145 ° 58' 43" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Hanks Island in Detail.

About

in Orca Bay, 2.5 mi. N of Hawkins I. and 10 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. 300 feet long.

History

Local name reported by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), while doing hydrographic studies along the coast of Alaska in 1897.