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Kinky Island

Coordinates: 57°47′25″N 136°19′48″W / 57.79028°N 136.33000°W / 57.79028; -136.33000
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Kinky Island
Kinky Island is located in Alaska
Kinky Island
Kinky Island
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates57°47′25″N 136°19′48″W / 57.79028°N 136.33000°W / 57.79028; -136.33000
ArchipelagoAlexander Archipelago
Length0.3 mi (0.5 km)
Highest elevation0 ft (0 m)
Administration
United States
StateAlaska

Kinky Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Alaska Panhandle.[1]

Kinky Island was named in 1925 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.[2]

The island is located within Fleming Channel, 12 mi (19 km) west of Chichagof Island, and is within the Tongass National Forest.[2] Kinky Island is included in the Sitka Coastal Management Plan as a special management area and designated recreational use area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kinky Island
  2. ^ a b Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 342, 524.
  3. ^ "City and Borough of Sitka Coastal Management Plan" (PDF). LaRoche + Associates. 2006.