Loy Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Loy Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Twelvemile Arm Kasaan Bay, near center of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. |
History: | Local descriptive name; reported in 1905 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). A loy is a long, narrow spade once used for stoney soil. |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.4850006104 |
Longitude: | -132.61555481 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Loy Island: Loy 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 Loy Island does not include property ownership information.
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