Rookery Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Rookery Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Duncan Canal, 12 mi. SW of Petersburg, on S coast of Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch. |
History: | "So named in 1933 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because the ""island is the resting place of thousands of sea birds, known locally as sea pigeons.""" |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 56.6911125183 |
Longitude: | -133.202774048 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Rookery Island: Rookery 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 Rookery Island does not include property ownership information.
Kupreanof, AK
(12 miles NE) |
Petersburg, AK
(12.6 miles NE) |
Scow Bay, AK
(10.7 miles ENE) |
Doyhof, AK
(10.9 miles NE) |