Lehunua Island is a physical feature (island) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Lehunua Island places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Lehunua Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in chilkat Inlet, off SW coast of Chilkat Peninsula, 22 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
History: | """Lehunua"" is a Tlingit Indian name variously spelled ""Lehu-nuwu ""and"" ""Tlekunuwu"" and is said to mean ""red-ocher ford""; reported in 1923 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) and published in 1924 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)." |
Borough: | Haines Borough |
Latitude: | 59.1450004578 |
Longitude: | -135.378051758 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lehunua Island: Lehunua 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 Lehunua Island does not include property ownership information.
Mud Bay, AK
(1.4 miles N) Haines, AK (6.3 miles NNW) |
Lutak, AK
(15.1 miles NNW) |
Port Chilkoot, AK
(6.1 miles NNW) Tanani, AK (9 miles NNW) |