Information About

Gambier Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Gambier Island on The Map

Location

57 ° 26' 33" N,
133 ° 51' 9" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

118 ft (35.97 m)

Gambier Island in Detail.

About

in Stephens Passage off E coast of Admiralty I., 5 mi. N of False Point Pybus and 63 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 1.4 miles long.

History

Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 144). The name was derived from nearby Point Gambier.