Alaska Gazetteer
Castle Island is a physical feature (island) in Chugach Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Castle Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | at delta of Copper River, 25 mi. SE of Cordova, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 4.5 miles long. |
| History: | "Named by H. P. Ritter, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1898. ""The Knoll is about 30 ft. high and covered with Alder bushes. There are five large Cottonwood trees on this knoll, and from a distance they resemble the tower of a castle.""" |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.3358345032 |
| Longitude: | -145.219161987 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Castle Island: Castle 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 Castle Island does not include property ownership information.
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