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Whitney Island in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough AK

Whitney Island, Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough, Alaska

Whitney Island is a physical feature (island) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.

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Feature Name:	Whitney Island
Category:	Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type:	Physical
Class:	Island
Description:	between Fanshaw Bay and Cleveland Passage 3 mi. NE of Cape Fanshaw and 70 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.
History:	Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for William Collins Whitney, 1841-1904, lawyer and Secretary of Navy under President Grover Cleveland, 1885-89. Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 145).
Borough:	Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough
Latitude:	57.2308349609
Longitude:	-133.524719238

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Whitney Island: Whitney Island.

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Hobart Bay, AK (17.5 miles NNE)

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Cape Fanshaw, AK (1.4 miles SE)

Entrance Island, AK (12.9 miles NNE)