Information About

West Island

West Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Wrangell
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 318 ft (96.93 m)
About

one of Kashevarof Is., in Kashevarof Passage, off N coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History of West Island

Descriptive name given in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN), because it is the westernmost of central group of Kashevarof Islands.