Information About

Barrier Island

Barrier Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 2 mi (3.22 km)
Elevation:
  • 59 ft (17.98 m)
About

at N point of entrance to Shakan Bay, on NW coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 2 miles long.

History of Barrier Island

Descriptive name given by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who reported "a number of rocks and two large islands connected by a reef, covered at high water, giving the appearance of two islands" (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 102).