Hermanos Islands is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Hermanos Islands |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | between San Alberto Bay and San Christoval Channel, SE of Rosary I., |
History: | "Spanish name ""Los Hermanos,"" meaning ""The Brothers,"" given in 1775 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle. Baker (1906, p. 148) published the translation, ""Brothers (the)""; changed back to ""Hermanos"" in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) to avoid duplication." |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.5716667175 |
Longitude: | -133.296386719 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hermanos Islands: Hermanos Islands.
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 Hermanos Islands does not include property ownership information.
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