Alaska Gazetteer
Skowl Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Skowl Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | between Kasaan Bay and its Skowl Arm, on E coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Name published in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 86); derived from nearby Skowl village. Because of the vague charting of this vicinity, this island was shown (pl. 1571, map facing p. 72) about 3 miles west of its true position as currently defined. |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.4225006104 |
| Longitude: | -132.268615723 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Skowl Island: Skowl 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 Skowl Island does not include property ownership information.
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Kasaan, AK
(9.6 miles NNW) |
Hollis, AK
(17.1 miles WNW) |
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Old Kasaan, AK
(4.5 miles W) |
Polk Inlet, AK
(12 miles WSW) |
