Alaska Gazetteer
Forrester Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Forrester Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Pacific Ocean, 20 mi. W of Dall I., Alex. Arch. 5.2 miles long. |
| History: | "Named by Captain Dixon, in 1787. Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), ""adopted (the names Forrester (for this island in 1793), and this name has been used for a century, to the exclusion of all others."" This island was originally named Santa Cristina, or ""Saint Cristina"", by Juan Perez in 1774 (Bancroft, 1886, p. 201). In 17758 Francisco Antonio Maurelle called it San Carlos, i.e. ""Saint Carlos"". Captain Douglas named it ""Douglas Island"" in 1788 (Meares, 1790, p. under the jurisdiction of USF&GS." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 54.8030548096 |
| Longitude: | -133.52722168 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Forrester Island: Forrester 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 Forrester Island does not include property ownership information.
