Description
South Island is located in Stephens Passage, off E coast of Glass Peninsula, Admiralty I., 25 mi. SE of Juneau, Alex. Arch.
History
Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 148).