Alaska Gazetteer
Joe Guay Island is a physical feature (island) in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Joe Guay Island places it within the 99724 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Joe Guay Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | formed by the anabranch Joe Guay Slough and the Yukon River, 1.5 mi. W of Beaver, Yukon Flats. |
| History: | "Locally named for Joseph Guay, a ""sourdough"" who had a cabin on the lower end of the island, according to a 1916 manuscript map by William Yanert (Stuck, 1917, map facing p. 122). This end of the island is now separated by ""New Cutoff,"" a channel in the Yukon River." |
| Borough: | Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 66.3569412231 |
| Longitude: | -147.471115112 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Joe Guay Island: Joe Guay 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 Joe Guay Island does not include property ownership information.
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White Eye, AK
(17.5 miles ENE) |
Beaver, AK
(18.3 miles ENE) |
