Haenke Island
Haenke Island is an island located in Disenchantment Bay in Alaska. It was named in 1791 by Alessandro Malaspina for Thaddäus Haenke, who was serving as botanist and naturalist with Malaspina's expedition. The island is part of Yakutat City and Borough.
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Egg Island”
Haenke Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Yakutat, Southcentral Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.96711° or 59° 58′ 2″ north
Longitude
-139.54006° or 139° 32′ 24″ west
Elevation
272 feet (83 metres)
Open location code
94F2XF85+RX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Haenke Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Haenke Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Haenke Island”
- Dutch: “Haenke Island”
- German: “Haenke Island”
- Turkish: “Haenke Adası”
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