Alaska Gazetteer
Twin Islands is a physical feature (island) in Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Twin Islands |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Two islands, the larger of which is 0.2 mi. long, in Revillagigedo Channel at its junction with Behm Canal and Felice Strait, 1.8 miles north of Mary Island, Alexander Archipelago. (AK-T1) |
| History: | "Named in 1880 by W. E. George, a local pilot; called ""The Sisters"" on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 710 published in 1885. (AK-T1)" |
| Borough: | Ketchikan Gateway Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.1408348083 |
| Longitude: | -131.217224121 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Twin Islands: Twin Islands.
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