False Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.
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Feature Name: | False Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Peril Strait, off S coast of Chichagof I., 9 mi. S of Tenakee Springs, Alex. Arch. 0.4 mile long. |
History: | Named in 1895 by Lieutenant Commander Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8283. Probably so named because it is tied at low tide to the mainland by a sand bar. |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.530834198 |
Longitude: | -135.214996338 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for False Island: False Island.
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