Big Rose Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.
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Feature Name: | Big Rose Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Peril Strait, 0.4 mi. NE of Rapids Point, 29 mi. N of Sitka, Alex. Arch.; |
History: | Named in 1884 by Commander J. B. Coghlan, U.S. Navy (USN), probably for the U.S.S. Rose. |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.4566650391 |
Longitude: | -135.543884277 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Big Rose Island: Big Rose 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 Big Rose Island does not include property ownership information.
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