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Rookery Island

Rookery Island

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Region:
  • Petersburg (CA)
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in Duncan Canal, 12 mi. SW of Petersburg, on S coast of Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch.

History of Rookery Island

So named in 1933 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because the "island is the resting place of thousands of sea birds, known locally as sea pigeons."