Annette Island

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Annette Island
The capital of the island, Metlakatla, around 1895
The capital of the island, Metlakatla, around 1895
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Alexander Archipelago
Geographical location 55 ° 8 ′  N , 131 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 8 ′  N , 131 ° 27 ′  W
Annette Island (Alaska)
Annette Island
length 18 km
width 18 km
surface 332.5 km²
Highest elevation Tamgas Mountain
1095  m
Residents 1447 (2000)
4.4 inhabitants / km²
main place Metlakatla

Annette Island or Taak'w Aan is an island in the southeastern part of Alaska on the Pacific coast . It is part of the Alexander Archipelago and is located south of Revillagigedo Island . The highest point of the mountainous island is Tamgas Mountain , with a height of 1095 meters.

Metlakatla on the west coast is the largest town on the island and was founded by the Anglican missionary William Duncan. The entire island has been an Indian reservation since March 3, 1891, and is inhabited by the Tsimshians , who immigrated from what is now British Columbia in the late 19th century . Only the residents of Metlakatla kept their reservation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 under that treaty.

The island was named in 1879 by WH Dall of the US Coast and Geodetic Survey after his wife, Annette Whitney Dall.

Buildings

Climate table

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Annette Island
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 3.8 5.5 7.1 9.7 13.2 16.0 18.1 18.3 15.7 11.0 6.6 4.4 O 10.8
Min. Temperature (° C) -1.3 0.1 1.1 2.8 5.7 8.8 11.1 11.3 8.9 5.5 1.5 -0.3 O 4.6
Precipitation ( mm ) 256 223 200 198 153 119 109 156 236 393 296 285 Σ 2,624
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 1.6 2.5 3.4 4.9 6.0 5.4 4.8 4.7 3.6 2.2 1.7 1.1 O 3.5
Rainy days ( d ) 18th 17th 18th 16 15th 13 11 12 16 23 20th 20th Σ 199
Water temperature (° C) 6th 6th 6th 6th 7th 10 12 14th 13 11 9 7th O 8.9
Humidity ( % ) 77 78 75 75 75 77 79 81 82 82 79 79 O 78.3
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p
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3.8
-1.3
5.5
0.1
7.1
1.1
9.7
2.8
13.2
5.7
16.0
8.8
18.1
11.1
18.3
11.3
15.7
8.9
11.0
5.5
6.6
1.5
4.4
-0.3
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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g 		256
223
200
198
153
119
109
156
236
393
296
285
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: wetterkontor.de

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peak excavator