Alaska Gazetteer
Wolf Rock is a physical feature (island) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Wolf Rock |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Pacific Ocean, 13 mi. W of Dall I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN). In 1774-1779, the Spaniards called the island ""Isla Rasa"" meaning ""flat island,"" and in 1788, Captain John Meares called it ""Forrester's Island."" It was called ""Isla Algives"" by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra about August 1, 1779." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.0208320618 |
| Longitude: | -133.487503052 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Wolf Rock: Wolf Rock.
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 Wolf Rock does not include property ownership information.
