Alaska Gazetteer
Montague Island is a physical feature (island) in Chugach Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Montague Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | island, trends NE-SW 50 mi., in Prince William Sound, 76 mi. E of Seward, Chugach Mts. |
| History: | "This island was named ""Montagu"" by Captain James Cook, RN, on May 18, 1778, for John Montagu, Earl of Sandwiche, the son of Viscount Hinchinbroke (Wagner, 1937, p. 398). It was called ""Isla de Quiros"" or ""Quiros' Island"" by the Spaniards in the late 1700's. The Eskimo name, published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), was ""Ostrov Tsukli,"" or ""Tsukli Island.""" |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.1091651917 |
| Longitude: | -147.341110229 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Montague Island: Montague 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 Montague Island does not include property ownership information.
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