Information About

Drake Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Drake Island on The Map

Location

58 ° 39' 23" N,
136 ° 13' 40.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

594 ft (181.05 m)

Drake Island in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay, at N end of Whidbey Passage, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 3 mi. W of Marble Mnt. and 48 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 3.2 miles long.

History

Origin of name unknown. It first appears on British Admiralty (Br. Adm.) Chart 2431, corrected in 1890.