Kosciusko Island is an island in the

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of southeastern

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. It lies near the northwest corner of Prince of Wales Island, just across the El Capitan Passage from the larger island. The island is home to Mount Francis, Holbrook Mountain, and Tokeen Peak. Kosciusko Island has a land area of , making it the 38th largest island in the United States. It had a population of 52 persons as of the 2000 census, all in

Edna Bay Edna Bay is a city on Kosciusko Island in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. The community was officially incorporated on October 13, 2014 and has a population of 42 as of the 2010 Census, down from 49 in 2000. ...

, its only populated town. Edna Bay AK Scenic View

Kosciusko Island was named in 1879 by William H. Dall of the

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for

Tadeusz Kościuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko ( be, Andréj Tadévuš Banavientúra Kasciúška, en, Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciuszko; 4 or 12 February 174615 October 1817) was a Polish military engineer, statesman, and military leader who ...

. The location of the long deserted village named Shakan is on the northwest coast of Kosciusko Island, not on nearby

Shakan Island Shakan Island is an island in Alaska off the northern coast of Kosciusko Island near the southern coastline of Shakan Bay. Its name was published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (abb ...

Village of Shakan, northwest coast of Kosciusko Island, ca 1912 (THWAITES 263)

Fish drying on outside wall of house, Shakan, Alaska, July 16, 1911 (COBB 193)

Seaweed drying in cakes, Shakan, Alaska, July 16, 1911 (COBB 132)

Seaweed drying on roof of house, Shakan, Alaska, July 16, 1911 (COBB 136)

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Kosciusko Island: Blocks 1045 thru 1052, Census Tract 1, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska
United States Census Bureau Islands of the Alexander Archipelago Islands of Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska Polish-American history Islands of Alaska Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska {{PrinceofWalesHyderAK-geo-stub

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