Queer Island

From Wikipedia - Reading time: 3 min

Queer Island is an island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, in the United States.[1]

The name is derived from a translation of the Russian "Ostrov Chudnoy".[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Queer Island
  2. ^ Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 787.

57°40′36″N 152°22′48″W / 57.6766667°N 152.38°W / 57.6766667; -152.38



Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_Island
9 views |
Download as ZWI file
Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF