Thorne Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Thorne Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | between Kashevarof and Whale Passages, on NE coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. |
History: | Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN), for Frank Manley Thorn, Superintendent of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) 1885-89. |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 56.0877761841 |
Longitude: | -133.030548096 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Thorne Island: Thorne 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 Thorne Island does not include property ownership information.
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