Information About

Spanish Islands

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Spanish Islands on The Map

Location

55 ° 57' 38.002" N,
134 ° 7' 32.999" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Spanish Islands in Detail.

About

extend N off NE tip of Coronation I., 49 mi. NW of Craig, Alex. Arch.

History

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).