Description
6 mi. NW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I. 2.5 miles long.
History
Named Hogans Island in 1787 by Captain Nathaniel Portlock on his sketch mak and Vincent Island on his general chart. Hogans Island was named for James Hoggan, surgeon on Captain Portlocks ship King George (Wagner 1937, p. 462, 523). The name Hogan Island was published by US@C&GS in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 183).