Alaska Gazetteer
Gambier Island is a physical feature (island) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Gambier Island places it within the 99820 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Gambier Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Stephens Passage off E coast of Admiralty I., 5 mi. N of False Point Pybus and 63 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 1.4 miles long. |
| History: | Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 144). The name was derived from nearby Point Gambier. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.4425010681 |
| Longitude: | -133.852493286 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gambier Island: Gambier 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 Gambier Island does not include property ownership information.
| Entrance Island, AK (15.5 miles E) |
