Alaska Gazetteer
Battery Islets is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Battery Islets places it within the 99833 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Battery Islets |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Wrangell Narrows between Mitkof and Woewodski Is., 16 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch. 0.3 mile long. |
| History: | "Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 113); taken from Russian name ""Batareynyy,"" given"" was applied to this feature in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN)." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.5744438171 |
| Longitude: | -132.971115112 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Battery Islets: Battery Islets.
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 Battery Islets does not include property ownership information.
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(16.4 miles N) |
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