Sombrero Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Sombrero Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in San Alberto Bay, 2 mi. NW of Abbess I., Alex. Arch. |
History: | "Spanish name given in 1779 by Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as ""El Sombrero,"" meaning ""the hat."" This name was formally applied to its present location in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); previously its application was not clearly defined and in limited use." |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.5675010681 |
Longitude: | -133.23777771 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sombrero Island: Sombrero 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 Sombrero Island does not include property ownership information.
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