Revillagigedo Island

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For the Mexican archipelago, see Revillagigedo Islands.

Revillagigedo
Geography
Revillagigedo Island (USA Alaska)
Coordinates	55°38′03″N 131°17′51″W / 55.63417°N 131.29750°W / 55.63417; -131.29750Coordinates: 55°38′03″N 131°17′51″W / 55.63417°N 131.29750°W / 55.63417; -131.29750
Archipelago	Alexander Archipelago
Area	1,063.65 sq mi (2,754.8 km²)
Length	50 mi (80 km)
Width	35 mi (56 km)
Country
United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Demographics
Population	13950 (as of 2000)
Density	5.06 /km² (13.11 /sq mi)

Revillagigedo Island (locally Revilla /rəˈvɪlə/^[1]) is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in Ketchikan Gateway Borough of the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska. Running about 89 km (50 mi) north-south and 48 km (35 mi) east-west, it is 2,754.835 km² (1,063.65 mi²) in area, making it the 12th largest island in the United States and the 166th largest island in the world. Its center is located near 55°38′03″N 131°17′51″W / 55.63417°N 131.29750°W / 55.63417; -131.29750.

The island is separated from the Alaska mainland to the east by Behm Canal, from Prince of Wales Island to the west by the Clarence Strait, and from Annette Island to the south by Revillagigedo Channel and Nichols Passage. The first European to sight it was Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño in 1792; it was named by George Vancouver for Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo, then viceroy of New Spain (Mexico), the following year.

The island's population was 13,950 as of the 2000 census. The only cities on the island are Ketchikan and Saxman. The principal industries are fishing, canning, logging and tourism. In addition to the stationary cities, there are several barge-based logging communities which move about. These serve the unconnected system of logging roads that dot the island.

References

↑ Gurney, Michelle; Miller, Mike (13 May 2008). Alaska's Southeast: Touring the Inside Passage. Globe Pequot. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-7627-4535-7. Retrieved 31 March 2011.

Revillagigedo Island: Blocks 1075 to 1112, 1115 to 1120, 1122 and 1123, 1127 to 1130, 1137 to 1143, Block Group 1; and Block Groups 2 to 4, Census Tract 1; Census Tracts 2 to 4; Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska United States Census Bureau

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