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Flapjack Island

Flapjack Island

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  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
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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 of Flapjack Island

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 .