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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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
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Latitude
59.96711° or 59° 58′ 2″ northLongitude
-139.54006° or 139° 32′ 24″ westElevation
272 feet (83 metres)Open location code
94F2XF85+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 20297475OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
5846896Wikidata ID
Q1567729
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Haenke Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Haenke Island”
- Dutch: “Haenke Island”
- German: “Haenke Island”
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