Information About

Ralston Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 31' 46.999" N,
135 ° 2' 12.998" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Gustavus

Ralston Island in Detail.

About

in Lynn Canal, 0.2 mi. N of Lincoln I. and 27 mi. NW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.

History

Named by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1868 for W. C. Ralston; published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 194).