Information About

Read Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 6' 47.002" N,
133 ° 11' 35.002" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Elevation

69 ft (21.03 m)

Read Island in Detail.

About

in Farragut Bay, 1.5 mi. N of Grand Point and 82 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1887 by Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Ensign Maurice L. Read, a member of his surveying party. The name was published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).