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The Five Fingers

The Five Fingers

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  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
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in S entrance to Stephens Passage, 5 mi. NW of Whitney I. and 67 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History of The Five Fingers

Descriptive name given in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), " * * * perhaps on account of its appearance from certain points of view" (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 129).