Annette Island is an island in Gravina Islands of the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean on the southeastern coast of Alaska. It is at 55°08′N 131°27′W. It is about 18 km (12 miles) long and about 18 km (12 miles) wide. Annette Island is located across the Revillagigedo Channel from the Alaska mainland on the east and across from Revillagigedo Island on the north. The Gravina Islands are part of the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska. ... A MODIS photograph of the Alexander Archipelago The Alexander Archipelago is an archipelago, or group of islands, off the southeast coast of Alaska. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Official languages English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² 13. ... The Revillagigedo Channel in the Alexander Archipelago of southeast Alaska, is a channel of ocean between the Alaska mainland in the east and Revillagigedo Island in the north and Duke Island and Annette Island in the southwest. ... Revillagigedo Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago, in southeast Alaska. ...
The largest settlement on the island is Metlakatla. The island is the location of the only Indian Reservation in Alaska. Metlakatla is a census-designated place located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
It is on the Port Chester harbor, on AnnetteIsland, about 25 km (15 miles) south of Ketchikan.
In 1887 the group arrived on the island and built a settlement in the Port Chester area of the island.
Travelers into Metlakatla usually reach it the Alaska Marine Highway ferry or by traveling to Ketchikan, on Revillagigedo Island and crossing the Revillagigedo Channel that separates Annette and Revillagigedo Islands by boat or seaplane.
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