Information About

Florence Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Florence Island on The Map

Location

64 ° 57' 25.999" N,
154 ° 22' 26" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Hughes

Elevation

164 ft (49.99 m)

Florence Island in Detail.

About

between Western and Main Channels Yukon River, 36 mi. NE of Ruby, Nowitna Low.

History

Riverboat pilots' name reported in 1900 by Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell, U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS). The name originally applied to several islands, now applied to only one.