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Woodchoppers Island

Woodchoppers Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 1562 ft (476.1 m)
About

In Mitchell Bay, on W coast of Admiralty I.5 mi. E of Angoon, Alex. Arch.

History of Woodchoppers Island

Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1881 on Hydrographic Chart 882. Commander Meade indicates a probable island in this area, but recent maps show a peninsula instead of an island. The name does not appear on recent maps.