Alaska Gazetteer
Glacier Island is a physical feature (island) in Chugach Borough. The primary coordinates for Glacier Island places it within the 99686 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Glacier Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Prince William Sound, 48 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. |
| History: | "Reported in 1898 by Captain Abercrombie (Glenn and Abercrombie, 1899, map), USA. ""According to Salvador Fidalgo's account of his expedition this island (named Isla del Conte) was at the mouth of the bay which his launch party named ""Revilla Gigedo"" and was no doubt so named because Revilla Gigedo was a conte"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 443)." |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.8824996948 |
| Longitude: | -147.204437256 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Glacier Island: Glacier 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 Glacier Island does not include property ownership information.
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