Information About

Gauntlet Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Gauntlet Island on The Map

Location

57 ° 54' 40" N,
136 ° 32' 52.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Gauntlet Island in Detail.

About

in Takanis Bay, on SW coast of Yakobi I., off W coast of Chichagof I., Laex. Arch. 0.2 mile long.

History

Descriptive name given in 1928 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) "because of its (glove-like) shape." The name was published in 1929 on Chart 8260.