Gravina Island

Local nameGravina Island
LocationUnited States

Gravina Island is an island in the Gravina Islands of the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska. It is 21 miles long and about 9.5 miles wide, with a land area of 94.81 square miles. The island had a population of 50 people at the 2000 census.

The Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño named the Gravina Islands group in 1792. George Vancouver applied the name to Gravina Island itself in 1793. The name honors Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli which was originated in the town of Gravina in Puglia, Italy.Ketchikan International Airport is located on Gravina Island across the Tongass Narrows from Ketchikan and is reached by a ferry service which takes between three and seven minutes and runs at least every half-hour.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravina_Island

Coordinates 55°17'17.757" N -131°46'18.139" E

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