Information About

Kokinhenik Island

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 18' 36" N,
145 ° 4' 54.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Elevation

36 ft (10.97 m)

Kokinhenik Island in Detail.

About

at mouth of Copper River, 21 mi. NW of Katalla, Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History

Indian name reported in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), as "Coquenhena"; written by H. P. Ritter, USG&GS, in 1898 as "Kokinhenic" and "Kokin Henik."