Lake Alexander (Alaska)
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Lake Alexander is a lake
in Southeast Alaska, 3 miles (4.8 km) West of Mole Harbor, on East coast of Admiralty Island
; 61 miles (98.2 km) North-East of Sitka, Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago
.
The lake was named in the Alexander Alaska Expedition of 1907 for Annie Montague Alexander
, founder of the expedition.
Lake Alexander is a lake
in Southeast Alaska, 3 miles (4.8 km) West of Mole Harbor, on East coast of Admiralty Island
; 61 miles (98.2 km) North-East of Sitka, Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago
.
The lake was named in the Alexander Alaska Expedition of 1907 for Annie Montague Alexander
, founder of the expedition.
Lake Alexander is a lake
in Southeast Alaska, 3 miles (4.8 km) West of Mole Harbor, on East coast of Admiralty Island
; 61 miles (98.2 km) North-East of Sitka, Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago
.
The lake was named in the Alexander Alaska Expedition of 1907 for Annie Montague Alexander
, founder of the expedition.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Southeast Alaska, 3 miles (4.8 km) West of Mole Harbor, on East coast of Admiralty Island
Admiralty Island
Admiralty Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, at . It is 145 km long and 56 km wide with an area of 4,264.1 km² , making it the seventh largest island in the United States and the 132nd largest island in the world. It is one of the...
; 61 miles (98.2 km) North-East of Sitka, Alaska in 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...
.
The lake was named in the Alexander Alaska Expedition of 1907 for Annie Montague Alexander
Annie Montague Alexander
Annie Montague Alexander was an American philanthropist and paleontological collector. She established the University of California Museum of Paleontology , Museum of Vertebrate Zoology , and financed their collections as well as a series of paleontological expeditions to the western United States...
, founder of the expedition.
Lake Alexander is a lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Southeast Alaska, 3 miles (4.8 km) West of Mole Harbor, on East coast of Admiralty Island
Admiralty Island
Admiralty Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, at . It is 145 km long and 56 km wide with an area of 4,264.1 km² , making it the seventh largest island in the United States and the 132nd largest island in the world. It is one of the...
; 61 miles (98.2 km) North-East of Sitka, Alaska in 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...
.
The lake was named in the Alexander Alaska Expedition of 1907 for Annie Montague Alexander
Annie Montague Alexander
Annie Montague Alexander was an American philanthropist and paleontological collector. She established the University of California Museum of Paleontology , Museum of Vertebrate Zoology , and financed their collections as well as a series of paleontological expeditions to the western United States...
, founder of the expedition.
Lake Alexander is a lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Southeast Alaska, 3 miles (4.8 km) West of Mole Harbor, on East coast of Admiralty Island
Admiralty Island
Admiralty Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, at . It is 145 km long and 56 km wide with an area of 4,264.1 km² , making it the seventh largest island in the United States and the 132nd largest island in the world. It is one of the...
; 61 miles (98.2 km) North-East of Sitka, Alaska in 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...
.
The lake was named in the Alexander Alaska Expedition of 1907 for Annie Montague Alexander
Annie Montague Alexander
Annie Montague Alexander was an American philanthropist and paleontological collector. She established the University of California Museum of Paleontology , Museum of Vertebrate Zoology , and financed their collections as well as a series of paleontological expeditions to the western United States...
, founder of the expedition.