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Spanish Islands

Spanish Islands

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Region:
  • Petersburg (CA)
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extend N off NE tip of Coronation I., 49 mi. NW of Craig, Alex. Arch.

History of Spanish Islands

The name "Iles des Espagnols" or August 8, 1786 by La Perouse who "applied (the name) to Warren Island" (Wagner, 1937, p. 451). . H. Dall applied this name to "Warren and Coronation Islands and adjacent islets and rocks* * *" (U.S. Coast and Geodatic Survey, 1883, p. 99) The name as presently applied was published by Baker (1906, p. 592), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).