Alaska Gazetteer
Bligh Island is a physical feature (island) in Chugach Borough. The primary coordinates for Bligh Island places it within the 99686 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Bligh Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | at N entrance to Port Fidalgo, 40 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. |
| History: | This island was examined by Joseph Whidbey under Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), on June 11, 1794. It was perhaps named by him or Vancouver for William Bligh, 1754-1817, Royal Navy (RN), the master of His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Resolution on Captain James Cook's third voyage (Vancouver, 1798, v. 3, p. 163). This is the same Captain Bligh associated with the famous mutiny of the HMS Bounty in 1789. |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.8352775574 |
| Longitude: | -146.765548706 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bligh Island: Bligh Island.
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 Bligh Island does not include property ownership information.
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