Information About

Alaska Island

Alaska Island

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Kaktovik

Part of:

Maguire Islands

Length:

3 mi (4.83 km)

About

on Beaufort Sea coast, in Maguire Is., 7 mi. W of Flaxman I., Arctic Plain. 3 miles long.

History of Alaska Island

Named about 1913 by Leffingwell (1919, p. 93), After the schooner Alaska of the Canadian Arctic Expedition.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Flaxman Island A-5 (1955), Flaxman Island A-5 (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island A-5 (1962),

Places Near Alaska Island

Archipelagos:

Maguire Islands,

Capes:

Point Gordon, Point Hopson, Point Sweeney,

Channels:

Challenge Entrance,

Islands:

Alaska Island, Challenge Island, Duchess Island, North Star Island,