Information About

Flapjack Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 35' 12.998" N,
135 ° 58' 49.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Flapjack Island in Detail.

About

N end of Beardslee Island in Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Monument, 5 mi. NW of Strawberry I. and 59 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. 0.5 mile long.

History

Descriptive name given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1942. So named because the island is in shallow water and at low tide "spreads out" like thin batter on a gridle .