Betton Island is a physical feature (island) in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The primary coordinates for Betton Island places it within the AK 99901 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Betton Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | at W entrance to Behm Canal, Alex. Arch. |
History: | "Named in 1793 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), ""after Roderick Betton, a sailor who was badley wounded in a fight with the Indians August 12, 1793"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 431). This name was werroneously published as ""Beatons"" on Captain Vancouver's chart." |
Borough: | Ketchikan Gateway Borough |
Latitude: | 55.5169448853 |
Longitude: | -131.801116943 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Betton Island: Betton 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 Betton Island does not include property ownership information.
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