Description
Vixen Islands is located in Hoonah Sound, off S coast of Chichagof I., 20 mi. E of Chichagof, Alex. Arch.
History
Named in 1895 by Lieutenant Commander E. K. Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), "for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) launch Vixen." The name was published in 1900 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8282.