Glass Peninsula is a physical feature (cape) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Glass Peninsula |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | 50 miles long. On Admiralty I., extends SE along W shore of Stephens Passage, 12 mi. SSE of Juneau, Alex. Arch. |
History: | Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Commander Henry Glass, 1844-1908, U.S. Navy (USN), Commander of the Steamship (SS) Wachusett, which made surveys in this area in 1881. Commander Glass rose to Rear Admiral and was Commandant of the Pacific Naval District at the time of his death. |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 57.8222236633 |
Longitude: | -133.991104126 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Glass Peninsula: Glass 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 Glass Peninsula does not include property ownership information.
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