Information About

Fire Island

Fire Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Anchorage
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 115 ft (35.05 m)
About

in head of Cook Inlet, 9 mi. SW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low. 5.5 miles long.

History of Fire Island

Name published in 1895 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Named "turnagain Island" on April 20, 1794, by Captain George Vancouver (Wagner, 1937, p. 521). The Tanaina Indian name was published in 1847 as "Ostrov Mushukhli" or "Mushukhli Island" on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378.

Fire Island Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Fire Island.