Garforth Island

Garforth Island
Garforth Island is located in Alaska
Garforth Island
Garforth Island
Location in Alaska
Geography
Coordinates58°47′21″N 136°04′22″W / 58.78917°N 136.07278°W / 58.78917; -136.07278
Administration
United States
StateAlaska

Garforth Island is an uninhabited island located in the U.S. state of Alaska, in the Hoonah-Angoon area of the Unorganized Borough, within Glacier Bay National Park.[1]

Location

Garforth Island is south of Muir Point, where the mouth of Muir Inlet narrows, and west of Mount Wright. Muir Inlet branches northeast off Glacier Bay.[2]

Description

Garforth Island is barren and rocky.[3]

Fauna

Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) and Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) haul out on the rocks of the island to rest, and the waters contain walleye, pollock, capelin, Pacific sand lance, herring, and salmon.[4] There are also humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), killer whales, harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), and sea otters (Enhydra lutris).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Garforth Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Dufresne, Jim (1987). Glacier Bay National Park: A Backcountry Guide to the Glaciers and Beyond. The Mountaineers Books. p. 7. ISBN 9780898861327. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Faulting in schist on Garforth Island in Muir Inlet. 1906". Retrieved August 3, 2019.- Photo
  4. ^ Womble, Jamie N; Gende, Scott M. "Contrasting trends of harbor seals and Steller sea lions in and near Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve". Retrieved August 4, 2019.- "Series: Alaska Park Science - Volume 9 Issue 2: Glacier Bay Scientific Studies"
  5. ^ "Mammals". Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. National Park Service. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

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