Alaska Gazetteer
Hinchinbrook Island is a physical feature (island) in Chugach Borough. The primary coordinates for Hinchinbrook Island places it within the 99574 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Hinchinbrook Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | at SE entrance to Prince William Sound, 15 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. 22 miles long. |
| History: | Named on May 12, 1778, by Captain James Cook, Royal Navy (RN), for Viscount Hinchinbroke. The island was called Santa Maria Magdalena or Saint Mary Magdalen by Don Ignacio Arteaga on July 22, 1779 (Wagner, 1937, p. 392). Captain John Meares, Royal Navy (RN), called it Rose Island in 1788. Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 6) published the Eskimo name as (Ostrov) Khtagalyuk or Khtagalyuk Island; shown as (Ostrov) Tkhalka or Tkhalka Island on an 1802 Russian map. |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.381942749 |
| Longitude: | -146.456939697 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hinchinbrook Island: Hinchinbrook 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 Hinchinbrook Island does not include property ownership information.
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