Nelson Island is a physical feature (island) in Kodiak Island Borough. The primary coordinates for Nelson Island places it within the AK 99615 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Nelson Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Narrow Strait, between Spruce I. and NE coast of Kodiak I. |
History: | "Named in 1909 by Captain Hodgkins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), ""probably * * * after Assistant John Nelson * * *, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).""" |
Borough: | Kodiak Island Borough |
Latitude: | 57.8930549622 |
Longitude: | -152.412780762 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nelson Island: Nelson 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 Nelson Island does not include property ownership information.
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