Kennon Island is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Kennon Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in mouth of Chichagof Harbor, 0.5 mi. E of Attu. on E coast of Attu I. Aleutian Islands. |
History: | Named by Lieutenant William Gibson, July 1855, for Lieutenant Beverley Kennon, U.S. Navy (USN). Lieutenant Kennon served with Lieutenant Gibson on the US. schooner Fenimore Cooper during the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, 1854-55, under the command of Captain Caldwalader Ringgold and Captain John Rodgers. |
Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 52.9413871765 |
Longitude: | 173.252502441 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kennon Island: Kennon 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 Kennon Island does not include property ownership information.
Attu, AK
(< 0.1 mile) |
Navy Town, AK
(7.6 miles SSW) |