Alaska Gazetteer
Sand Islands is a physical feature (island) in Kusilvak (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Sand Islands |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | consists of Krekatok and Neragon Is., extends N-S between Bering Sea and Scammon Bay, Yuukon-Kuskokwim Delta. |
| History: | "Named by Dall (1870, p. 263) who wrote ""Seven miles off the coast are two long islands, or dry sand-bars, known as the Sandy Islands.""" |
| Borough: | Kusilvak (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.9766654968 |
| Longitude: | -165.96472168 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sand Islands: Sand Islands.
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 Sand Islands does not include property ownership information.
| Kutmiut, AK (17.5 miles ESE) |
