Description
False Island is located in Peril Strait, off S coast of Chichagof I., 9 mi. S of Tenakee Springs, Alex. Arch. 0.4 mile long.
History
Named in 1895 by Lieutenant Commander Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8283. Probably so named because it is tied at low tide to the mainland by a sand bar.