Information About

Rainier Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Rainier Island on The Map

Location

57 ° 55' 40.001" N,
135 ° 10' 59.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Tenakee Springs

Rainier Island in Detail.

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

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.