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'''Lemesurier Island''' is the second-largest island in the [[Icy Strait]] between [[Chichagof Island]] and the mainland of the [[Alaska Panhandle]] in [[Alaska]], [[USA]]. The island lies about midway between the mainland city of [[Gustavus, Alaska|Gustavus]] and the northwest Chichagof Island community of [[Elfin Cove, Alaska|Elfin Cove]]. |
'''Lemesurier Island''' is the second-largest island in the [[Icy Strait]] between [[Chichagof Island]] and the mainland of the [[Alaska Panhandle]] in [[Alaska]], [[USA]]. The island lies about midway between the mainland city of [[Gustavus, Alaska|Gustavus]] and the northwest Chichagof Island community of [[Elfin Cove, Alaska|Elfin Cove]]. |
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The island was named by [[George Vancouver]], after William Le Mesurier, a [[midshipman]] on the [[HMS Chatham (1788)|HMS Chatham]]. <ref>[http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/jcr/~vancouver4.html#William%20Le%20Mesurier Alaska place-names]</ref> |
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It has a land area of 27.534 km² ( 10.631 sq mi) and reported a population of one person in the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]]. Together with [[Pleasant Island (Alaska)|Pleasant Island]] and the [[Inian Islands]], it forms the [[Pleasant/Lemesurier/Inian Islands Wilderness]], a wilderness area within [[Tongass National Forest]] that has been officially designated by the [[National Wilderness Preservation System]]. |
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*[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-redoLog=false&-transpose=N&-all_geo_types=N&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=100$10000US022320003001022&-search_results=100$10000US022610003001062&-format=&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Lemesurier Island: Block 1022, Census Tract 3, Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska] United States Census Bureau |
*[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-redoLog=false&-transpose=N&-all_geo_types=N&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=100$10000US022320003001022&-search_results=100$10000US022610003001062&-format=&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Lemesurier Island: Block 1022, Census Tract 3, Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska] United States Census Bureau |
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Revision as of 21:33, 17 June 2010
Lemesurier Island is the second-largest island in the Icy Strait between Chichagof Island and the mainland of the Alaska Panhandle in Alaska, USA. The island lies about midway between the mainland city of Gustavus and the northwest Chichagof Island community of Elfin Cove.
The island was named by George Vancouver, after William Le Mesurier, a midshipman on the HMS Chatham. [1]
It has a land area of 27.534 km² ( 10.631 sq mi) and reported a population of one person in the 2000 census. Together with Pleasant Island and the Inian Islands, it forms the Pleasant/Lemesurier/Inian Islands Wilderness, a wilderness area within Tongass National Forest that has been officially designated by the National Wilderness Preservation System.
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- Lemesurier Island: Block 1022, Census Tract 3, Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau
58°17′00″N 136°05′00″W / 58.28333°N 136.08333°W
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