Deer Island (Alaska Panhandle)

Deer Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska, United States. The island is 13.6 kilometres (8.5 mi) long and lies within Ernest Sound, 51.6 kilometres (32.1 mi) miles southeast of Wrangell.[1] The first European to sight the island was James Johnstone, one of George Vancouver’s officers during his 1791-95 expedition, in 1793.[2] It was named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, USN.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Island
  2. ↑ Vancouver, George, and John Vancouver (1801). A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world. London: J. Stockdale.

Coordinates: 56°02′30″N 132°01′06″W / 56.04167°N 132.01833°W / 56.04167; -132.01833


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, January 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.