Alaska Gazetteer
Gilbert Peninsula is a physical feature (cape) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Gilbert Peninsula places it within the 99826 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Gilbert Peninsula |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | In Glacier Bay, 3.5 mi S of Composite Island. 6.4 miles long. |
| History: | Named by Field and Cooper (1937, p. 62) for Grove Karl Gilbert (1843-1918), geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who visited Glacier Bay in 1899. Grove Gilbert was born in New York and joined the Geological Survey of Ohio in 1869, and USGS in 1879. His numerous publications dealt with a large variety of geological subjects. The first monograph published by USGS in 1890 was his paper on Lake Bonneville. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.8138885498 |
| Longitude: | -136.569442749 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gilbert Peninsula: Gilbert Peninsula.
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 Gilbert Peninsula does not include property ownership information.
