Alaska Gazetteer
Lagoon Island is a physical feature (island) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Lagoon Island places it within the 99826 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Lagoon Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Off E shore of Bartlett Cove, S entrance of Glacier Bay National Monument, 5.7 mi NW of Gustavus, Saint Elias Mountains. |
| History: | Originally named Anthony Island (BGN 1942) by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Captain Lester Anthony Beardslee, U.S. Navy (USN), who is supposed to have been the first to apply the name Glacier Bay. Lagoon Island is a local name published in 1948 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.4592552185 |
| Longitude: | -135.871139526 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lagoon Island: Lagoon 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 Lagoon Island does not include property ownership information.
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Gustavus, AK
(5.8 miles ESE) Excursion Inlet, AK (16 miles E) |
Excursion Inlet, AK
(16 miles E) |
| Bartlett Cove, AK (1.9 miles WSW) |
