Alaska Gazetteer
Naked Island is a physical feature (island) in Chugach Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Naked Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Prince William Sound, 32 mi. NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts. |
| History: | "Named in 1898 by Captain W. R. Abercrombie, USA, who applied the name to a group of three islands. F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1900 reported the largest of these islands as Naked Island. John Goodell of Valdez states, ""the islands are called 'Naked,' so it is said, from the fact that the natives once found on them a naked woman, who was crazy."" This appears to be the Isla Larga named by the 1779 Don Ignacio Arteaga expedition." |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.6666679382 |
| Longitude: | -147.418884277 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Naked Island: Naked 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 Naked Island does not include property ownership information.
