Alaska Gazetteer
Portage Islands is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Portage Islands |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | 0.5 mi. N of West Point on Kupreanof I. and 76 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Named Perenosnaya Islands in 1869 by Commander R.W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN). The name was suggested by Perenosnaya Bay, now called Portage Bay, one mile to the south. Perenosnaya is the Russian word meaning portage. The name, Portage Islets was published by US@C&GS in the 1883 Alaska Coast Pilot (p. 125). |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.0188903809 |
| Longitude: | -133.346664429 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Portage Islands: Portage Islands.
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