Alaska Gazetteer
San Fernando Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | San Fernando Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | 5.6 mi. W of Craig, W of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named ""Isla San Fernando,"" i.e. ""Saint Ferdinand Island,"" by Francisco Antonio Maurelle who ""reached the southern point of this island on the night of May 21, 1779. He again anchored at this point May 30 and probably named the island at that time in honor of San Fernando, King of Spain, whose day it was"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 409)." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.5141677856 |
| Longitude: | -133.356948853 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for San Fernando Island: San Fernando Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for San Fernando Island does not include property ownership information.
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Craig, AK
(8.5 miles ESE) |
Klawock, AK
(10.5 miles ENE) |
| Waterfall, AK (15.7 miles SSE) |
