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Thistle Ledge

Thistle Ledge

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Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
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off E shore of Stephens Passage, 1.4 mi. N of Point Lookout and 50 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History of Thistle Ledge

Discovered and named in 1893 by Otto J. Klotz for his steamer the Steamship (SS) Thistle. The name was published in 1895 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).