Back Island is a physical feature (island) in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The primary coordinates for Back Island places it within the AK 99901 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Back Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Behm Canal, between Betton and Grand Is., Alex. Arch. 0.6 mile long. |
History: | Named in 1886 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). |
Borough: | Ketchikan Gateway Borough |
Latitude: | 55.5405540466 |
Longitude: | -131.758895874 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Back Island: Back 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 Back Island does not include property ownership information.
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