McFarland Islands is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | McFarland Islands |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | extends in Tlevak Strait off W coast of Sukkwan I., Alex. Arch. |
History: | "Named in 1882 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for ""Mrs. A. R. McFarland, a missionary and teacher who began work in Alaska in 1877."" These islands were called ""Hill islets"" by Jackson (1880, p. 376)." |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.0763893127 |
Longitude: | -132.908050537 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for McFarland Islands: McFarland Islands.
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 McFarland Islands does not include property ownership information.
Long Island, AK (14.3 miles SE) |