Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)

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Prince of Wales Island is a large, heavily forested island in southeastern Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago, known for its rugged coastline, rich Native Alaskan heritage, and abundant wildlife.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
landform ⓘ
area approximately 2,577 square miles ⓘ
approximately 6,675 square kilometers ⓘ
climate maritime climate ⓘ
connectedByFerryTo Hollis–Ketchikan ferry route ⓘ
Ketchikan, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Ketchikan
containsFeature El Capitan Cave ⓘ
Karst cave systems ⓘ
Prince of Wales Road System ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Coronation Island Wilderness ⓘ
Karta Wilderness ⓘ
Ship Island Wilderness ⓘ
South Prince of Wales Wilderness ⓘ
Tongass National Forest ⓘ
Warren Island Wilderness ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
elevationOfHighestPoint approximately 1,174 meters ⓘ
approximately 3,852 feet ⓘ
hasAirport Craig Seaplane Base ⓘ
Hydaburg Seaplane Base ⓘ
Klawock Airport ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity commercial fishing ⓘ
logging ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasForest Tongass National Forest ⓘ
hasIndigenousPeople Haida ⓘ
linked to: Haida people

Tlingit ⓘ
Tsimshian ⓘ
hasNativeCorporation Sealaska Corporation ⓘ
hasNativeVillageCorporation Hydaburg Cooperative Association ⓘ
Klawock Heenya Corporation ⓘ
Organized Village of Kasaan ⓘ
Shaan-Seet, Inc. ⓘ
hasSettlement Coffman Cove, Alaska ⓘ
Craig, Alaska ⓘ
Hollis, Alaska ⓘ
Hydaburg, Alaska ⓘ
Kasaan, Alaska ⓘ
Klawock, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Klawock

Naukati Bay, Alaska ⓘ
Point Baker, Alaska ⓘ
Port Protection, Alaska ⓘ
Thorne Bay, Alaska ⓘ
Whale Pass, Alaska ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Copper ⓘ
knownFor abundant wildlife ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
rich Native Alaskan heritage ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ
timber industry ⓘ
languageOfIndigenousName Tlingit language ⓘ
linked to: Tlingit
largestCommunity Craig, Alaska ⓘ
Klawock, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Klawock
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
Alexander Archipelago ⓘ
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area ⓘ
Southeast Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Southeastern Alaska
locatedInBodyOfWater Clarence Strait ⓘ
Dixon Entrance ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Sumner Strait ⓘ
namedAfter Prince of Wales title ⓘ
partOf Alexander Archipelago ⓘ
Inside Passage ⓘ
rankingByAreaInUnitedStatesIslands fourth-largest island in the United States ⓘ
third-largest island in Alaska ⓘ
terrain heavily forested ⓘ
rugged coastline ⓘ
wildlife Sitka black-tailed deer ⓘ
bald eagle ⓘ
black bear ⓘ
salmon ⓘ

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Langara Island → locatedNear → Prince of Wales Island (Alaska) ⓘ
Peel Sound → separates → Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Peel Sound → adjacentTo → Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Craig, Alaska → locatedIn → Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Craig
linked to: Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Hydaburg → locatedIn → Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Thorne Bay → locatedIn → Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area → contains → Prince of Wales Island, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area → namedAfter → Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Clarence Strait → separates → Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Clarence Strait → adjacentTo → Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Tokeen, Alaska → isOnIsland → Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
John Fendall Jr. → workLocation → Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)