Akusha Island is a physical feature (island) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Akusha Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | largest of The Five Fingers, in Stephens Passage, 70 mi. NE of Sitka, Coast Mts. 0.5 mile wide. |
History: | Tlingit Indian name, reported to mean thumb, published in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); so called because the island occupies the position of the thumb in The Five Fingers. |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 57.3038902283 |
Longitude: | -133.653335571 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Akusha Island: Akusha 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 Akusha Island does not include property ownership information.
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