Fontaine Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Fontaine Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | at head of Shakan Bay, between Prince of Wales and Kosciusko Is., Alex. Arch. 0.3 mile long. |
History: | Named in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes; name published in 1887 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 706. |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 56.1508331299 |
Longitude: | -133.472503662 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fontaine Island: Fontaine 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 Fontaine Island does not include property ownership information.
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