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Khantaak Island

Khantaak Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Yakutat
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 30 ft (9.14 m)
About

on SE shore of Yakutat Bay, 1 mi. N of Phipps Peninsula, 1.8 mi. NW of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History of Khantaak Island

Tlingit Indian name recorded by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The name is reported to mean "wooden food dish."