Alaska Gazetteer
Heather Nunatak is a physical feature (summit) in Hoonah-Angoon Borough. The primary coordinates for Heather Nunatak places it within the 99826 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Heather Nunatak |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | in Glacier Bay National Monument, 3 mi. NE of end of Aurora Glacier and 62 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1951. Probably so called for the heather or false heather, Phyllodoce glanduliflora, that grows profusely on exposed mountain slopes in SE Alaska (Sharples, 1938, p. 101). |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.7062606812 |
| Longitude: | -136.708877563 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Heather Nunatak: Heather Nunatak.
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