Alaska Gazetteer
Wingham Island is a physical feature (island) in Chugach Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Wingham Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | At mouth of Controller Bay 11 mi. SE of Katalla, Malaspina Coastal Plain. |
| History: | "Named on June 13, 1774, by Peter Pugest, RN, a member of Vancouver's expedition (Wagner, 1937, p. 422). It was called ""Mitchells Island"" in 1788 by Captain John Meares, RN. The Eskimo name was published as ""Os(trov) Shiganik"" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 6), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). On July 16, 1791 it was called ""Isla Dudosa"" which he thought might be connected to Kayak Island and hence a peninsula, by Captain Alessandro Malaspina (Wagner, 1937, p. 449)." |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.0086097717 |
| Longitude: | -144.3777771 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Wingham Island: Wingham 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 Wingham Island does not include property ownership information.
| Katalla, AK (13.9 miles NNW) |
