Sukkwan Island

Sukkwan Island

Sukkwan Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, USA. It lies just off the southwest coast of Prince of Wales Island. To its west lies Dall Island, and to its south lies Long Island. The nearest city is Hydaburg, to its north on Prince of Wales Island, just across the Sukkwan Strait. The island's area is 166.9 km² (64.44 sq mi) [ [http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm Islands by land area: United Nations Environment Programme] ] and a population of nine persons was reported at the 2000 census.

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