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Tiedeman Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago, east of Admiralty Island, about two-thirds up from the entrance of Seymour Canal, Southeast Alaska, United States. To its north is Swan Island. It was named by William Healy Dall of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, and published in the 1883 Coast Pilot. The first European to discover and chart the island was Joseph Whidbey, master of HMS Discovery during George Vancouver's 1791–1795 expedition, in 1794.
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Ralston Island is a small island in the Alexander Archipelago, northwest of Lincoln Island and northwest of Juneau, Alaska, United States. It was named in 1868 by Commander R. W. Meade, USN, for W. C. Ralston; the name was published by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in the 1883 Coast Pilot. The first European to sight the island was Joseph Whidbey, master of HMS Discovery during George Vancouver's 1791–95 expedition, in 1794.
Hood Bay, also known as Hoods Bay and Hootz Bay, is an inlet in Alaska, United States. It is situated on the western shore of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Hood Bay is located in the Hoonah–Angoon Census Area 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Angoon, Alaska, and is 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swan Island
- ↑ Vancouver, George, and John Vancouver (1801). A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world. London: J. Stockdale.
Coordinates: 57°55′53″N134°14′12″W / 57.93139°N 134.23667°W
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