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Rainier Island

Rainier Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
About

In Freshwater Bay, 5.1 km (3.2 mi) NW of the Redcliff Islands and 16.1 km (10 mi) N of the village of Tenakee Springs.

History of Rainier Island

Named by the National Ocean Survey for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration survey vessel Rainier, used in hydropgrahpic studies of this area in May and June of 1979.