Information About

Applegate Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Applegate Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 37' 31.001" N,
148 ° 8' 49.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

0.7 mi (1.13 km)

Elevation

102 ft (31.09 m)

Applegate Island in Detail.

About

off S tip of Culross I., in NE end of Port Nellie Juan, 22 mi. SE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 0.7 mile wide.

History

Named in 1910 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for Samuel Applegate who discovered and mapped Port Nellie Juan in 1887. His report, "The third or Unalaska district," appears in the 1890 Census (1893, p. 81 to 90).