Information About

De Long Islands

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 57' 45" N,
130 ° 59' 26.002" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Metlakatla

De Long Islands in Detail.

About

Located in Foggy Bay, E shore Revillagigedo Channel, Coast Mountains.

History

Named in 1885 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Lieutenant Commander George Washington DeLong, U.S. Navy (USN), of the steamer Jeannette, who died in the Lena Delta in November 1881.