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Kenasnow Rocks

Kenasnow Rocks

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  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
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in Chatham Strait, 1 mi. SW of Angoon, off W coast of Admiralty I.; Alex. Arch.

History of Kenasnow Rocks

named in 1869 by Lieutenant Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for Kenasnow Island, a variant of Kollisnoo Island N of which the reef or rocks are located. high water. in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 175).