Everything about Dall Island totally explained
Dall Island is an island in the
Alexander Archipelago off the southeast coast of
Alaska, just west of
Prince of Wales Island and north of Canadian waters. Its peak elevation is 2,443 feet (745 meters) above sea level. Its land area is 254.02
square miles (657.9
km²), making it the
28th largest island in the United States. Dall is used economically for fishing and limestone quarrying.
The
2000 census recorded 20 persons living on the island. Alaska Natives are known to have inhabited coastal caves on the island two to three thousand years ago.
Dall Island was first called Quadra, after
Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, until 1879, when it was renamed in honor of naturalist
William H. Dall.
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