Alaska Gazetteer
Barrier Island is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Barrier Island places it within the 99927 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Barrier Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | at N point of entrance to Shakan Bay, on NW coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 2 miles long. |
| History: | "Descriptive name given by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who reported ""a number of rocks and two large islands connected by a reef, covered at high water, giving the appearance of two islands"" (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 102)." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.2166671753 |
| Longitude: | -133.666671753 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Barrier Island: Barrier Island.
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