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taken from Fort Tongass, Tongass Island, US Military District of Alaska, 1868.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tongass Island
121: 289:, near the marine boundary with Canada at 54–40 N. It was the site of 42: 314: 24: 370: 282: 256: 305:, which was one of the main routes of access to the 467:Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska geography stubs 443: 333:; its current name was first published in 1891. 426: 457:Islands of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska 51:introducing citations to additional sources 297:as a customs port for travelers bound from 433: 419: 293:, which was established shortly after the 120: 41:Relevant discussion may be found on the 331:United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 444: 150: 397:This article about a location in the 452:Islands of the Alexander Archipelago 385: 18: 13: 14: 478: 399:Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska 363: 389: 369: 321:and is 0.8 miles in length. Its 149: 142: 126:View of steam sidewheel steamer 34:relies largely or entirely on a 23: 338:Misty Fjords National Monument 309:of the 1870s. It lies west of 1: 351: 329:was published in 1869 by the 405:. You can help Knowledge by 277:, historically also spelled 7: 10: 483: 384: 267:Ketchikan Gateway Borough 262: 252: 243: 238: 234:0.8 mi (1.3 km) 230: 220: 183: 173: 168: 137: 119: 346:Tongass National Forest 205:54.77278°N 130.73944°W 336:Tongass Island is in 225:Alexander Archipelago 378:at Wikimedia Commons 210:54.77278; -130.73944 47:improve this article 201: /  116: 317:, adjacent to the 114: 462:Islands of Alaska 414: 413: 374:Media related to 307:Cassiar Gold Rush 299:British Columbian 272: 271: 112: 111: 97: 474: 435: 428: 421: 393: 386: 373: 287:Alaska Panhandle 285:in the southern 216: 215: 213: 212: 211: 206: 202: 199: 198: 197: 194: 178:Alaska Panhandle 153: 152: 146: 124: 117: 113: 107: 104: 98: 96: 62:"Tongass Island" 55: 27: 19: 16:Island in Alaska 482: 481: 477: 476: 475: 473: 472: 471: 442: 441: 440: 439: 382: 366: 354: 295:Alaska Purchase 248: 209: 207: 203: 200: 195: 192: 190: 188: 187: 164: 163: 162: 161: 160: 159: 158: 154: 133: 108: 102: 99: 56: 54: 40: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 480: 470: 469: 464: 459: 454: 438: 437: 430: 423: 415: 412: 411: 394: 380: 379: 376:Tongass Island 365: 364:External links 362: 361: 360: 353: 350: 323:Native Alaskan 319:Dixon Entrance 301:waters to the 275:Tongass Island 270: 269: 264: 260: 259: 254: 250: 249: 244: 241: 240: 239:Administration 236: 235: 232: 228: 227: 222: 218: 217: 185: 181: 180: 175: 171: 170: 166: 165: 157:Tongass Island 156: 155: 148: 147: 141: 140: 139: 138: 135: 134: 125: 115:Tongass Island 110: 109: 45:. Please help 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 479: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 455: 453: 450: 449: 447: 436: 431: 429: 424: 422: 417: 416: 410: 408: 404: 400: 395: 392: 388: 387: 383: 377: 372: 368: 367: 359: 356: 355: 349: 347: 343: 339: 334: 332: 328: 327:"Kut-tuk-wah" 324: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 303:Stikine River 300: 296: 292: 288: 284: 280: 279:Tongas Island 276: 268: 265: 261: 258: 255: 251: 247: 246:United States 242: 237: 233: 229: 226: 223: 219: 214: 186: 182: 179: 176: 172: 167: 145: 136: 131: 130: 123: 118: 106: 95: 92: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: –  63: 59: 58:Find sources: 52: 48: 44: 38: 37: 36:single source 32:This article 30: 26: 21: 20: 407:expanding it 396: 381: 335: 326: 311:Port Tongass 291:Fort Tongass 278: 274: 273: 245: 128: 100: 90: 83: 76: 69: 57: 33: 221:Archipelago 208: / 196:130°44′22″W 184:Coordinates 446:Categories 352:References 344:, part of 342:wilderness 193:54°46′22″N 73:newspapers 315:Nakat Bay 169:Geography 43:talk page 281:, is an 174:Location 103:May 2024 263:Borough 129:Pacific 87:scholar 283:island 257:Alaska 231:Length 89:  82:  75:  68:  60:  401:is a 325:name 253:State 94:JSTOR 80:books 403:stub 340:and 66:news 313:in 49:by 448:: 348:. 434:e 427:t 420:v 409:. 105:) 101:( 91:· 84:· 77:· 70:· 53:. 39:.

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Tongass Island is located in Alaska
Alaska Panhandle
54°46′22″N 130°44′22″W / 54.77278°N 130.73944°W / 54.77278; -130.73944
Alexander Archipelago
Alaska
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
island
Alaska Panhandle
Fort Tongass
Alaska Purchase
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Stikine River
Cassiar Gold Rush
Port Tongass
Nakat Bay
Dixon Entrance
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