Alaska Gazetteer
Huggins Island is a physical feature (island) in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Huggins Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | between Mathews Slough and Koyukuk River, 60 mi. NW of Gold Mtn., Kokrines-Hodzana High. 7 miles long. |
| History: | "Named in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 103), USA, for Captain Eli Lundy Huggins, USA, ""for a long time a resident fo the Territory and a warm friend of the expedition."" Allen aslo called the island ""McQuesten Island"" for the early Yukon River Trader, ""Jack"" LeRoy McQuesten." |
| Borough: | Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 65.9011077881 |
| Longitude: | -154.42805481 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Huggins Island: Huggins 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 Huggins Island does not include property ownership information.
