Perl Island

Perl Island, also known as Pearl Island, is a mountainous island off the coast of Alaska. One of the Chugach Islands, it is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long and 1.75 miles (2.82 km) wide.[1] It is named for Perl D. Blodgett, a 19th-century settler in Kodiak.[2]

On May 3, 2010, the United States Coast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island rescued the fishing boat Wahoo south of Perl Island.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1916). United States Coast Pilot: Alaska. Part II: Yakutat Bay to Arctic Ocean. Washington, DC: GPO. p. 77. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ U.S. Department of the Interior (1942). Decisions of the United States Board on Geographical Names: Decisions Rendered Between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941. Washington, DC: GPO. p. 42. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Photo Release: Coast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island tows disabled vessel to Homer". 2010-05-03. Retrieved August 10, 2015.

Coordinates: 59°06′47″N 151°41′06″W / 59.113°N 151.685°W / 59.113; -151.685

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