Devils Prongs is a physical feature (pillar) in Kodiak Island Borough. The primary coordinates for Devils Prongs places it within the AK 99615 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Devils Prongs |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Pillar |
Description: | On Kodiak Island, 2 mi NW of Kodiak, extends SW 1.8 mi. at head of Monashaka Bay. |
History: | "named in 1869 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), Russian naval officers in 1808 gave descriptive name ""gory Chyernysheva,"" meaning ""Black Mountains,"" published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 16), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)." |
Borough: | Kodiak Island Borough |
Latitude: | 57.8125 |
Longitude: | -152.466659546 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Devils Prongs: Devils Prongs.
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 Devils Prongs does not include property ownership information.
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