Information About

Huggins Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Huggins Island on The Map

Location

65 ° 54' 4" N,
154 ° 25' 41.002" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Hughes

Elevation

249 ft (75.9 m)

Huggins Island in Detail.

About

between Mathews Slough and Koyukuk River, 60 mi. NW of Gold Mtn., Kokrines-Hodzana High. 7 miles long.

History

Named in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 103), USA, for Captain Eli Lundy Huggins, USA, "for a long time a resident fo the Territory and a warm friend of the expedition." Allen aslo called the island "McQuesten Island" for the early Yukon River Trader, "Jack" LeRoy McQuesten.