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Ballena Islands in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough AK

Ballena Islands, Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough, Alaska

Ballena Islands is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.

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Feature Name:	Ballena Islands
Category:	Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type:	Physical
Class:	Island
Description:	two, extend 0.8 mi., between Bucareli and San Alberto Bays, 1.4 mi. SW of Craig, Alex. Arch.
History:	"Spanish word meaning ""whale"" applied in 1897 as ""Balena"" by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN). Named ""los Mondragones"" in 1799 by Don Juan de la Bodegay Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle ""Mondragon is a (Spanish) family name***"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 473). They were called ""Balaena Rocks"" and included in the ""Fish Egg Islets"" of Lieutenant Commander Nichols (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1891, p.121), U.S. Navy (USN). See Fish Egg Island."
Borough:	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough
Latitude:	55.469165802
Longitude:	-133.196670532

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ballena Islands: Ballena Islands.

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Craig, AK (1.9 miles ENE)

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