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| ID: | 1422308 |
| Name: | Gravina Island |
| Class: | Island (Definitions) |
| History: | This island is the northernmost of the group named in 1792 by Don Jacinto Caamano; this name was formally applied to this island in 1793 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN). It was without doubt named for Federico Gravina, the prominent Spanish naval officer of the day (Wagner, 1937,p. 390). |
| Description: | in Clarence Strait, between Revillagigedo and Prince of Wales Is., Alex. Arch. 21 miles long and 9.5 miles wide. |
| Citation: | U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps. |
| Entry Date: | 31-Mar-1981 |
| *Elevation: | 177/54 |
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*Elevations in feet/meters from the National Elevation Dataset |
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| Sequence |
County |
Code |
State |
Code |
Country |
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| 1 |
Ketchikan Gateway |
130 |
Alaska |
02 |
US |
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| Sequence |
Latitude(DEC) |
Longitude(DEC) |
Latitude(DMS) |
Longitude(DMS) |
Map Name |
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| 1 |
55.3038889 |
-131.7863889 |
551814N |
1314711W |
Ketchikan B-6 |
| 2 |
55.3005556 |
-131.6438889 |
551802N |
1313838W |
Ketchikan B-5 |
| 3 |
55.1916667 |
-131.7666667 |
551130N |
1314600W |
Ketchikan A-6 |
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