Alaska Gazetteer
Read Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Read Island places it within the 99833 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Read Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Farragut Bay, 1.5 mi. N of Grand Point and 82 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named in 1887 by Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Ensign Maurice L. Read, a member of his surveying party. The name was published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1130561829 |
| Longitude: | -133.193054199 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Read Island: Read 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 Read Island does not include property ownership information.
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