Information About

Admiralty Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Admiralty Island on The Map

Location

57 ° 40' 0.001" N,
134 ° 19' 59.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Elevation

525 ft (160.02 m)

Admiralty Island in Detail.

About

from Point Gardner on Frederick Sound to Point Retreat on Lynn Canal, 9 mi. S of Juneau; Alex. Arch.

History

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