Alaska Gazetteer
Kosciusko Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Kosciusko Island places it within the 99921 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Kosciusko Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | extends NE-SW Separated from Prince of Wales I. by El Capitan I., W of Clarence Strait, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Named in 1879 by W. H. Dall, US@C&GS probably for Tadeusz (Thaddeus) Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciusko, 1746-1817, a Polish citizen who joined the American Revolutionary Army in 1776 as a volunteer and was appointed an engineer with the rank of colonel, later to become a major general. |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.0419425964 |
| Longitude: | -133.538604736 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kosciusko Island: Kosciusko Island.
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