Description
Hive Island is located between Resurrection Bay and Eldorado Narrows, 17 mi. S of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History
According to US@C&GS, in 1905 the local name was "Sugar Loaf Island." Surveyors of the Alaska Central RR. called it "Guard Island." The Board on Geographic Names (BGN) "officially" named it Hive to avoid duplication.