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Kidney Island

Kidney Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 102 ft (31.09 m)
About

one of Beardslee Island in Glacier Bay, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 3.6 mi. NE of Strawberry I. and 56 mi. NW of Juneau; St. Elias Mts.

History of Kidney Island

descriptive name given in 1939 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because of the island's shape, and published in 1940 on their Chart 8306.