Lake Alexander is a lake in Southeast Alaska, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Mole Harbor, on east coast of Admiralty Island; 61 miles (98 km) north-east of Sitka, Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago.[1]
Lake Alexander | |
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Location | Admiralty Island, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Alexander Archipelago, Alaska |
Coordinates | 57°39′56″N 134°10′28″W / 57.66556°N 134.17444°W |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
Surface elevation | 341 feet (104 m) |
References | [1] |
The lake was named in the Alexander Alaska Expedition of 1907[2] for Annie Montague Alexander, founder of the expedition.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Alexander (Alaska)
- ^ Joseph Grinnell; Edmund Heller (1909). Birds and mammals of the 1907 Alexander expedition to southeastern Alaska. The University press. p. 174.