Information About

Gilbert Peninsula

Gilbert Peninsula

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 1398 ft (426.11 m)
About

In Glacier Bay, 3.5 mi S of Composite Island. 6.4 miles long.

History of Gilbert Peninsula

Named by Field and Cooper (1937, p. 62) for Grover Carl Gilbert, 1843-1918, geologist with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who visited Glacier Bay in 1899. Grover Gilbert was born in New York and joined the Geological Survey of Ohio in 1869, and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1879. His numerous publications dealt with a large variety of geological subjects. The first monograph published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1890 was his paper on Lake Bonneville.