Benjamin Island
Benjamin Island is an island in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. It was named by Captain Lester A. Beardslee of the United States Navy in 1880.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States
- Also known as: “Benjamin Islet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sentinel Island Light Station.
Sentinel Island Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Sentinel Island Light is a lighthouse in Alaska adjacent to Lynn Canal.
Benjamin Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Juneau, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.56282° or 58° 33′ 46″ northLongitude
-134.90986° or 134° 54′ 36″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
94C7H37R+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 835907852OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
5844680Wikidata ID
Q4888855
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Benjamin Island” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Benjamin adası (Alyaska)”
- Azerbaijani: “Benjamin adası”
- Cebuano: “Benjamin Island”
- Dutch: “Benjamin Island”
- Russian: “Бенджамин”
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