Burnt Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Burnt Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Wrangell Narrows, 14 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch. 500 feet long. |
History: | "Published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 144); translated from the Russian name ""Ostrov Obgorelyy,"" given in 1838 by G. Lindenberg. The name, ""Captain's Island,"" was given in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN)." |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 56.6094436646 |
Longitude: | -132.973617554 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Burnt Island: Burnt 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 Burnt Island does not include property ownership information.
Petersburg, AK
(14 miles N) |
Kupreanof, AK
(14.2 miles N) |
Scow Bay, AK
(11.1 miles N) |
Saint John Harbor, AK
(11.8 miles S) |