Canyon Island

Canyon Island

Native name: Aanx̱'atinyé
Geography
Location	Juneau City and Borough, Alaska
Coordinates	58°32′53″N 133°40′32″W
Archipelago	Alexander Archipelago
Width	0.8 mi (1.3 km)
Highest elevation	69 ft (21 m)
Administration
United States
State	Alaska
Borough	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 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of the mouth of the Wright River and 32 miles (51 km) northeast of the city of Juneau.^[1]

The island is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) 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]

References

1. 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., and Haas, Theodore H. Haa Aaní (Our Land): Tlingit and Haida Land Rights and Use. Sealaska Heritage Foundation, 1998.
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.