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Kosciusko Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, United States. It lies near the northwest corner of Prince of Wales Island, just across the El Capitan Passage from the larger island.

"Shakan" redirects here. For Shakan Island, see Shakan Island.

The island is home to Mount Francis, Holbrook Mountain, and Tokeen Peak. Kosciusko Island has a land area of 171.585 sq mi (444.403 km2), making it the 38th largest island in the United States. It had a population of 52 persons as of the 2000 census, all in Edna Bay, its only populated town.

Scenic view of Edna Bay Alaska - the only city on Kosciusko Island
Scenic view of Edna Bay Alaska - the only city on Kosciusko Island

Kosciusko Island was named in 1879 by William H. Dall of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey for Tadeusz Kościuszko.[1]

The location of the long deserted village named Shakan is on the northwest coast of Kosciusko Island,[2] not on nearby Shakan Island.

Village of Shakan, northwest coast of Kosciusko Island, ca. 1912
Village of Shakan, northwest coast of Kosciusko Island, ca. 1912
Fish drying on outside wall of house, Shakan, Alaska, July 16, 1911
Fish drying on outside wall of house, Shakan, Alaska, July 16, 1911
Cakes of seaweed being dried, July 1911
Cakes of seaweed being dried, July 1911
Seaweed drying on roof of a house in Shakan
Seaweed drying on roof of a house in Shakan

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Notes


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kosciusko Island
  2. "Village of Shakan, northwest coast of Kosciusko Island, ca. 1912". digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-02.

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- [en] Kosciusko Island

[fr] Île Kosciusko

L'île Kosciusko (en anglais Kosciusko Island) est l'une des îles de l'archipel Alexandre dans le Sud-Est de l'Alaska (Alaska Panhandle).

[it] Kosciusko Island

Kosciusko Island fa parte dell'arcipelago Alexander, nell'Alaska sud-orientale (Stati Uniti d'America). Amministrativamente appartiene alla Census Area di Prince of Wales-Hyder. L'isola si trova all'interno della Tongass National Forest[3].

[ru] Косцюшко (остров)

Косцюшко (англ. Kosciusko Island) — остров в составе архипелага Александра, вблизи юго-восточного побережья штата Аляска, США.


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