Tongass Island
Tongass Island, historically also spelled Tongas Island, is an island in the southern Alaska Panhandle, near the marine boundary with Canada at 54–40 N.- Type: Island
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Kut-tuk-wah” and “Kut-tuk-wah Island”
- Historically known as: “Tongas Island”
Tongass Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Prince of Wales-Hyder, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.77319° or 54° 46′ 24″ northLongitude
-130.73848° or 130° 44′ 19″ westElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
946FQ7F6+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 823524375OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
5558019Wikidata ID
Q7821043
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Satellite Map
Discover Tongass Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Tongass Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tongass Island”
- German: “Tongass Island”
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