Lincoln Island is a wooded island in Lynn Canal in Alaska, United States. Located at , the island is one kilometer northwest of larger Shelter Island and some 200 meters southeast of smaller

Ralston Island Ralston Island is a small island in the Alexander Archipelago, northwest of Lincoln Island and northwest of Juneau, Alaska, United States. It was named in 1868 by Commander R. W. Meade, USN, for W. C. Ralston; the name was published by the U. S. C ...

. It is part of the Juneau City and Borough. The first European to sight the island was Joseph Whidbey, master of during

George Vancouver Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what a ...

's 1791–1795 expedition, in 1794. It was named in 1868 by Commander R. W. Meade,

USN The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of ...

, presumably for Abraham Lincoln.

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Islands of the Alexander Archipelago Islands of Juneau, Alaska Islands of Alaska {{JuneauAK-geo-stub