Piedras Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Piedras Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | Between San Christoval Channel and San Alberto Bay, 0.25 mi E of Cruz Island and 0.6 mi NW of Catilina Island, Alex. Arch. |
History: | "Spanish name recorded in 1907 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); The name was taken from Ysla de Piedras, meaning ""Island of Stones,"" given in 1775 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle. Baker (1906, p. 531) published the translation Rocky Island.""" |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.5591659546 |
Longitude: | -133.296951294 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Piedras Island: Piedras 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 Piedras Island does not include property ownership information.
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