Alaska Gazetteer
San Juan Bautista Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | San Juan Bautista Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | between Bucareli Bay and Ursua Channel, W of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "The name ""Isla San Juan Bautista,"" i.e. ""St. John the Baptist Island,"" was given to this feature by Francisco Antonio Maurelle who ""in his exploration of the bay (Baucareli) examined the northern part of this island on May 30, 1779, but no doubt he had discovered it before"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 410)." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.4269447327 |
| Longitude: | -133.275283813 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for San Juan Bautista Island: San Juan Bautista 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 Juan Bautista Island does not include property ownership information.
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Craig, AK
(6 miles NE) |
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(11.2 miles NE) |
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