Alaska Gazetteer
Port Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Port Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | In Ogden Passage, at the mouth of the entrance to Portlock Harbor, 2.5 mi. NW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Named in 1908 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in the 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 174). The first syllable of the name Portlock (Captain Nathaniel) suggested this name. See Portlock Harbor. |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.693611145 |
| Longitude: | -136.128326416 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Port Island: Port 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 Port Island does not include property ownership information.
