Description

East Chugach Island is located off S tip of Kenai Peninsula 22 mi. S of Seldovia, Chugach Mts. 4 miles long.

History

Local name reported by US@C&GS in 1908. This island was called "Isla (or Ysla) de San Angel" by Don Ignacio Arteaga about August 1, 1779, "after El Santo Angel celebrated in Tortosa August 2" (Wagner, 1937, p. 496).

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