Information About

Hoonah Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 11' 15" N,
135 ° 29' 30.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Hoonah

Elevation

135 ft (41.15 m)

Hoonah Island in Detail.

About

off N coast of Chichagof I. in Icy Strait, 5.6 mi. NW of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.

History

Named Hooniah Island by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1901 for the village of Honniah, nw spelled Hoonah. The name was publsihed in the 1901 Coast Pilot (p. 202).