Alaska Gazetteer
Chiswell Islands is a physical feature (island) in Kenai Peninsula Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Chiswell Islands |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Gulf of Alaska, 35 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts. |
| History: | "According to Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 152-153), Royal Navy (RN), these were named ""Chiswell Isles"" in 1786 by Captain Nathaniel Portlock. They may have been named for ""Trench Chiswell, a very rich man"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 380). The Russians called them ""Ostrova Ayaliki,"" (Ayaliki Islands) which may be an Eskimo name (Tebenkov, 1852, map 6)." |
| Borough: | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.613609314 |
| Longitude: | -149.599716187 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chiswell Islands: Chiswell Islands.
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