Kosciusko Island
Kosciusko Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, United States. It lies near the northwest corner of Prince of Wales Island, just across the from the larger island.
The island is home to , , and . Kosciusko Island has a land area of 171.585 sq mi (444.403 km2), making it the 38th largest island in the United States. It had a population of 52 persons as of the 2000 census, all in Edna Bay, its only populated town.
Kosciusko Island was named in 1879 by William H. Dall of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey for Tadeusz Kościuszko.[1]
The location of the long deserted village named Shakan is on the northwest coast of Kosciusko Island,[2] not on nearby Shakan Island.
See also[]
- Shakan Island
- Edna Bay
Notes[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kosciusko Island
- ^ "Village of Shakan, northwest coast of Kosciusko Island, ca. 1912". digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
References[]
- Kosciusko Island: Blocks 1045 thru 1052, Census Tract 1, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau
Coordinates: 56°02′31″N 133°32′19″W / 56.04194°N 133.53861°W
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