Alaska Gazetteer
Hogan Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Hogan Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | 6 mi. NW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I. 2.5 miles long. |
| History: | Named Hogans Island in 1787 by Captain Nathaniel Portlock on his sketch mak and Vincent Island on his general chart. Hogans Island was named for James Hoggan, surgeon on Captain Portlocks ship King George (Wagner 1937, p. 462, 523). The name Hogan Island was published by US@C&GS in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 183). |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.7099990845 |
| Longitude: | -136.25138855 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hogan Island: Hogan 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 Hogan Island does not include property ownership information.
| Sunnyside, AK (18.9 miles N) |
