Queer Island

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

  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


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