Lemesurier Island is the second-largest island in the

Icy Strait The Icy Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska, at about . The strait separates Chichagof Island to the south and the Alaska mainland to the north. The strait is from its west side at the intersection of the Cro ...

between

Chichagof Island Chichagof Island (russian: Остров Чичагова), or Shee Kaax, is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Alaska Panhandle. At long and wide, it has a land area of , making it the fifth largest island in the United States and ...

and the mainland of the Alaska Panhandle in the

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state of

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...

. The island lies about midway between the mainland city of Gustavus and the northwest Chichagof Island community of

Elfin Cove Elfin Cove (Lingít: ''X̱’óot’k’'') is a census-designated place (CDP) near the northwestern corner of Chichagof Island in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 20 at the 2010 census, down from 32 at the 20 ...

. The island was called Tàaś Daa by the Huna Tlingit people, which can be translated as "Two-headed Tide Island". The island was used as a place to gather currants, harvest seals and as a fort location. The island was named by W.H. Dall, after William Le Mesurier (1767–1833), a midshipman on HMS Chatham. It has a land area of 27.534 km² ( 10.631 sq mi) and reported a population of one person in the 2000 census. Together with Pleasant Island and the Inian Islands, it forms the Pleasant/Lemesurier/Inian Islands Wilderness,Tongass National Forest
/ref> a wilderness area within

Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest () in Southeast Alaska is the largest U.S. National Forest at . Most of its area is temperate rain forest and is remote enough to be home to many species of endangered and rare flora and fauna. The Tongass, which is ...

that has been officially designated by the National Wilderness Preservation System.

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Lemesurier Island: Block 1022, Census Tract 3, Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska
United States Census Bureau Islands of the Alexander Archipelago Islands of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska Islands of Alaska Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska {{HoonahAngoonAK-geo-stub

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