Baker Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Baker Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | between Bucareli Bay and Pacific Ocean, Alex. Arch. 15 miles long. |
History: | "Named in 1879 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), ""after Marcus Baker, 1849-1903."" See Baker Glacier. Baker (1906, p. 113) says ""Professor George Davidson identifies this island as the landfall of Chirikof, July 15, 1741.""" |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.361946106 |
Longitude: | -133.582778931 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Baker Island: Baker Island.
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