Information About

Revillagigedo Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Revillagigedo Island on The Map

Location

55 ° 38' 3.001" N,
131 ° 17' 51" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Saxman

Elevation

3258 ft (993.04 m)

Revillagigedo Island in Detail.

About

Between Prince of Wales Island and the Mainland, Alex. Arch.

Pronounced Rah-villa-gi-gay-doh.

History

Named August 13, 1793, by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for Don Juan Vicente de Guemes Pacheco de Pedilla, Count of Revilla Gigedo and Viceroy of Mexico, 1789-94. "He (Vancouver) was no doubt influenced by the fact that Caamano the year before had given the name to an adjoining channel" (Wagner, 1937, p. 405).

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