Information About

Goose Island

Goose Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 62 ft (18.9 m)
About

off N coast of Chichagof I., 0.5 mi. NW of Mud Bay, Alex. Arch. 1.6 miles long.

History of Goose Island

Named by master G. C. Hanus, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1880. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 190).