Hanks Island is a physical feature (island) in Chugach Borough.
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Feature Name: | Hanks Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Orca Bay, 2.5 mi. N of Hawkins I. and 10 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. 300 feet long. |
History: | Local name reported by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), while doing hydrographic studies along the coast of Alaska in 1897. |
Borough: | Chugach Borough |
Latitude: | 60.613609314 |
Longitude: | -145.978607178 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hanks Island: Hanks 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 Hanks Island does not include property ownership information.
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