Alaska Gazetteer
Spanish Islands is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Spanish Islands |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | extend N off NE tip of Coronation I., 49 mi. NW of Craig, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "The name ""Iles des Espagnols"" or August 8, 1786 by La Perouse who ""applied (the name) to Warren Island"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 451). . H. Dall applied this name to ""Warren and Coronation Islands and adjacent islets and rocks* * *"" (U.S. Coast and Geodatic Survey, 1883, p. 99) The name as presently applied was published by Baker (1906, p. 592), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.9605560303 |
| Longitude: | -134.125839233 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Spanish Islands: Spanish 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 Spanish Islands does not include property ownership information.
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