Gravina Island

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Gravina Island is a forested island in southeastern Alaska’s Inside Passage, known for its proximity to Ketchikan and its role in the debated “Bridge to Nowhere” project.

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Gravina Island canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
belongsTo United States Pacific coastal islands
bridgeProposalFunding federal earmark
bridgeProposalPurpose connect Ketchikan to Ketchikan International Airport
bridgeProposalStatus canceled
country United States of America
explorationYear 1793
exploredBy George Vancouver
hasAirport Ketchikan International Airport
hasClimate maritime climate
hasCoastlineType rugged shoreline
hasEcosystem Tongass National Forest region
hasHumanUse limited residential development
recreation
transportation infrastructure
hasLandCover forest
hasNearbyCity Ketchikan, Alaska
linked to: Ketchikan
hasNearbyFacility Ketchikan International Airport terminal
hasNearbyFerryTerminal Gravina Island ferry terminal
hasNearbyWaterway Clarence Strait
Tongass Narrows
hasPrecipitationPattern high annual rainfall
hasRegion Alaska Panhandle
linked to: Panhandle of Alaska
hasVegetation temperate rainforest
hasWildlife bald eagles
black bears
salmon
isPartOfDebate U.S. federal earmark spending debate
U.S. transportation infrastructure priorities
knownFor proposed Gravina Island Bridge
“Bridge to Nowhere” controversy
locatedIn Alaska
Inside Passage
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
southeastern Alaska
linked to: Southeastern Alaska
locatedInBodyOfWater Clarence Strait
locatedNear Ketchikan
namedAfter Felice Gravina
namedBy George Vancouver
partOf Alexander Archipelago
politicalSubdivision Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
State of Alaska
linked to: Alaska
primaryAccessMode airplane
boat
separatedBy Tongass Narrows
separatedFrom Revillagigedo Island
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
transportConnection ferry to Ketchikan

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Tongass Narrows separates Gravina Island
Cleveland Peninsula near Gravina Island
Clarence Strait adjacentTo Gravina Island
Ketchikan International Airport locatedOn Gravina Island
subject linked to: KTN
Ketchikan International Airport locatedOn Gravina Island
subject linked to: PAKT