Canyon Island Explained

Canyon Island
Native Name:	Aanx̱'atinyé
Location:	Juneau City and Borough, Alaska
Coordinates:	58.5481°N -133.6756°W
Archipelago:	Alexander Archipelago
Width Mi:	0.8
Elevation Ft:	69
Country:	United States
Country Admin Divisions Title:	State
Country Admin Divisions:	Alaska
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:	Borough
Country Admin Divisions 1:	Juneau

Canyon Island (Lingít: Aanx̱'atinyé) is an island in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. Located in the Taku River, it is 2.5miles northeast of the mouth of the Wright River and 32miles northeast of the city of Juneau.^[1]

The island is 0.8miles across.^[2]

History

The Taku people previously lived on the island.^[3] A radio station operated by Pacific Alaska Airways was located on the island as of the 1930s.^[4]

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game operated a research station on the island.^[5] Fish wheels are present on the island for the study of salmon.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1420832 USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Canyon Island
2. Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. United States Government Printing Office, Washington: 1967.
3. [Goldschmidt, Walter R.]
4. Greiner, Mary Anne. Mary Joyce: Taku to Fairbanks, 1,000 Miles by Dogteam. AuthorHouse, 2007.
5. 1959 Annual Report. State of Alaska, Alaska Board of Fish and Game and Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
6. Andel, James Everett, and Boyce, Ian M. Mark-Recapture Studies of Taku River Adult Sockeye Salmon Stocks from 1998 to 2002, Volume 11. Pacific Salmon Commission, 2004.