Dall Island
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Dall Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago off the southeast coast of Alaska, just west of Prince of Wales Island and north of Canadian waters. Its peak elevation is 2,443 feet (745 meters) above sea level. Its land area is 254.02 square miles (657.9 km²), making it the 28th largest island in the United States. Dall is used economically for fishing and limestone quarrying.
The 2000 census recorded 20 persons living on the island. Alaska Natives are known to have inhabited coastal caves on the island two to three thousand years ago.
Dall Island was first called Quadra, after Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, until 1879, when it was renamed in honor of naturalist William H. Dall.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Place Names in Revillagigedo and Gravina Islands. Retrieved on 2006-05-14.
- Dall Island: Blocks 3066 and 3067, Census Tract 1, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau
[edit] External links
- Dall Island is at coordinates Coordinates:
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