Gibson Islands is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Gibson Islands |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | on NE coast of Attu I., extend 0.3 mi. in mouth of Chichagof Harbor, 1.2 mi. NE of Attu, Aleutian Islands. |
History: | "Named in July 1855 by North Pacific Surveying Expedition for Lieutenant William Gibson, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the schooner, Fenimore Copper. Name shown as ""Gibson Island"" on an Army Map Service (AMS) map published in 1943 and in U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot." |
Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 52.9458351135 |
Longitude: | 173.270828247 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gibson Islands: Gibson Islands.
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 Gibson Islands does not include property ownership information.
Attu, AK
(1.4 miles WSW) |
Navy Town, AK
(8.3 miles SSW) |