Cenotaph Island is a physical feature (island) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Cenotaph Island places it within the 99826 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Cenotaph Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Lituya Bay, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 3 mi. NE of Harbor Point, 86 mi. NW of Hoonah, Malaspina Coastal Plain |
History: | "Named ""Isle du Caenotaphe"" in 1786 by Captain La Perouse (1797, atlas 19), in memory of 26 members of his crew who, in that year, were drowned at th e mouth of Lituya Bay when their two boats were caught in a strong ebb tide. A cenotaph, or memorial, was erected at that time on the southeast end of the island to commemorate the event, but no trace of it has been found. The island was called ""O(strov) Yaichnoy,"" meaning ""egg island,"" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)." |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 58.6402778625 |
Longitude: | -137.580825806 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cenotaph Island: Cenotaph 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 Cenotaph Island does not include property ownership information.