Information About

Admiralty Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Admiralty Island on The Map

Location

57 ° 31' 59.999" N,
134 ° 15' 0" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Elevation

1102 ft (335.89 m)

Admiralty Island in Detail.

Getting There


About

96 miles long.


History

Named in 1794 by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 276), RN. Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 8), IRN, published the Russian name "O[strov] Kutsnoi"; meaning "fear island."

Admiralty Island Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Admiralty Island.