Shakan Island

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Shakan Island is an island in Alaska off the northern coast of Kosciusko Island near the southern coastline of Shakan Bay. [1] [2] Its name was published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1883. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "BookletChart™ Shakan Bay and Strait NOAA Chart 17379" (PDF). charts.noaa.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service Office of Coast Survey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  2. ↑ "PETERSBURG A-5 QUADRANGLE, Alaska". data.fs.usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. ↑ "Shakan Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved December 29, 2018.

Coordinates: 56°08′54″N133°38′04″W / 56.14833°N 133.63444°W / 56.14833; -133.63444

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