Description
Couverden Island is located off W shore of Lynn Canal at junction with Icy Strait, 7 mi. SW of Funter and 25 mi. SW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. 3 miles long.
History
Probably named in 1868 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for nearby Point Couverden, and published in 1881 on Hydrographic Chart 882.