Lake Alexander (Alaska)

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]

Not to be confused with Alexander Lake (southcentral Alaska).
Lake Alexander
LocationAdmiralty Island,
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
Alexander Archipelago,
Alaska
Coordinates57°39′56″N 134°10′28″W
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Surface elevation341 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

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Alexander (Alaska)
  2. Joseph Grinnell; Edmund Heller (1909). Birds and mammals of the 1907 Alexander expedition to southeastern Alaska. The University press. p. 174.



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