Alaska Gazetteer
Hanus Reef is a physical feature (bar) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Hanus Reef places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Hanus Reef |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bar |
| Description: | in Chatham Strait, 6.5 mi. NW of Point Augusta on Chichagof I. and 24 mi. SW of Juneau; Alex. Arch. |
| History: | named in 1880 by Captain L. A. Beardslee, U.S. Navy (USN), for Lieutenant Gustavus Charles Hanus, U.S. Navy (USN), who discovered and surveyed the reef. was published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 181) as Hanus Rocks. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.2125015259 |
| Longitude: | -134.99861145 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hanus Reef: Hanus Reef.
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 Hanus Reef does not include property ownership information.
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Hoonah, AK
(17.7 miles WSW) |
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(18.5 miles WSW) |
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Funter, AK
(4.7 miles NE) |
Hawk Inlet, AK
(10.8 miles ESE) |
