Annette Island
Encyclopedia
Annette Island, or Taak'w Aan, is an island in Gravina Islands
of the Alexander Archipelago
of the Pacific Ocean
on the southeastern coast of the U.S. state
of Alaska
. It is at 55°08′06"N 131°27′21"W. It is about 18 km (11.2 mi) long and about 18 km (11.2 mi) wide. The land area is 332.573 km² (128.4 sq mi). Annette Island is located across the Revillagigedo Channel
from the Alaska mainland on the east and across from Revillagigedo Island
on the north.
The meaning of the Tlingit name
for the island is Winter Town.
. Metlakatla is a native Community founded by the Anglican missionary William Duncan
. The entire island is a Native reservation, the only one in Alaska. The island's population was 1,447 at the 2000 census
. The island is composed mainly of Tsimshian Natives and is a cultural crossroads for Tlingit and Haida Natives as well. There exists a network of unimproved roads and trails on the island as a result of logging in the past.
Gravina Islands
The Gravina Islands are part of the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska. They are bounded by the Clarence Strait on the west and the Revillagigedo Channel on the east....
of the Alexander Archipelago
Alexander Archipelago
The Alexander Archipelago is a long archipelago, or group of islands, of North America off the southeastern coast of Alaska. It contains about 1,100 islands, which are the tops of the submerged coastal mountains that rise steeply from the Pacific Ocean. Deep channels and fjords separate the...
of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
on the southeastern coast of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. It is at 55°08′06"N 131°27′21"W. It is about 18 km (11.2 mi) long and about 18 km (11.2 mi) wide. The land area is 332.573 km² (128.4 sq mi). Annette Island is located across the Revillagigedo Channel
Revillagigedo Channel
Revillagigedo Channel is an ocean channel in the Alexander Archipelago of the U.S. state of Alaska. Extending 56 km northwest from the Dixon Entrance, it lies between the mainland to the east, Revillagigedo Island to the north, and Duke Island and Annette Island to the southwest...
from the Alaska mainland on the east and across from Revillagigedo Island
Revillagigedo Island
Revillagigedo Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in Ketchikan Gateway Borough of the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska. Running about 89 km north-south and 48 km east-west, it is 2,754.835 km² in area, making it the 12th largest island in the United...
on the north.
The meaning of the Tlingit name
Tlingit language
The Tlingit language ) is spoken by the Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska and Western Canada. It is a branch of the Na-Dené language family. Tlingit is very endangered, with fewer than 140 native speakers still living, all of whom are bilingual or near-bilingual in English...
for the island is Winter Town.
Community and demographics
The largest settlement on the island is MetlakatlaMetlakatla, Alaska
Metlakatla is a census-designated place on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,375.- History :...
. Metlakatla is a native Community founded by the Anglican missionary William Duncan
William Duncan (missionary)
William Duncan was an English-born Anglican missionary who founded the Tsimshian communities of Metlakatla, British Columbia, in Canada, and Metlakatla, Alaska, in the United States...
. The entire island is a Native reservation, the only one in Alaska. The island's population was 1,447 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The island is composed mainly of Tsimshian Natives and is a cultural crossroads for Tlingit and Haida Natives as well. There exists a network of unimproved roads and trails on the island as a result of logging in the past.