Information About

Kanak Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kanak Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 7' 41.999" N,
144 ° 21' 1.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Kanak Island in Detail.

About

at W end of Controller Bay, 5 mi. SW of Bering River and 6 mi. SE of Katalla, Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History

Native name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 6) as "O(strov) Kanak" or "Kanak island."