Ban Island (Alaska)
Ban Island is officially listed in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) as a named geographic feature in Alaska. Ban Island is part of the Alexander Archipelago, a group of over 1,100 islands off the southeastern coast of Alaska, as described by the Encyclopædia Britannica.
Name
The name Ban Island is listed in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), maintained by the United States Geological Survey, which serves as the federal standard for geographic nomenclature in the United States.
Geography
Ban Island is a small island in the Kodiak Island Borough of Alaska, United States. It lies northwest of Afognak Island and is recorded in official topographic data with an elevation of about 1,407 feet (429 m). The island is part of the Alexander Archipelago, a large chain of islands along the southeastern coast of Alaska. According to regional geographic descriptions, Ban Island is located northwest of Afognak Island in the Kodiak Island Borough of Alaska and measures approximately 6.5 miles in length with an elevation around 1,407 feet.
Human presence
There are no known permanent settlements on Ban Island. The island is primarily referenced in geographic and cartographic records.
External links
- Ban Island – U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System
- https://dnr.alaska.gov – Alaska Department of Natural Resources
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Alexander-Archipelago – Encyclopædia Britannica
- https://www.noaa.gov – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- https://alaska.guide/island/ban-island – Alaska Guide
- https://www.openstreetmap.org – OpenStreetMap
- https://www.loc.gov/maps/ – Library of Congress Maps Collection