Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Prince_of_Wales_Island,_Alaska
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:accessibleBy gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:ferry
gptkbp:area 2577 square miles
gptkbp:areaCode 907
gptkbp:climate gptkb:tropical_rainforest
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:bird
gptkb:deer
black bear
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans James Cook
1779
gptkbp:flora gptkb:Sitka_spruce
western hemlock
gptkbp:hasCave gptkb:El_Capitan_Cave
gptkbp:hasCoastline irregular
gptkbp:hasIndigenousPeoples gptkb:Haida
gptkb:Tlingit
gptkbp:hasPark gptkb:Tongass_National_Forest
gptkbp:hasRoadSystem yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
gptkbp:largestCity Craig
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Alexander_Archipelago
gptkbp:mainIndustry fishing
tourism
logging
gptkbp:majorHighway Prince of Wales Island Road System
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George,_Prince_of_Wales
gptkbp:notableCommunity gptkb:Klawock
gptkb:Coffman_Cove
gptkb:Thorne_Bay
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Prince_of_Wales-Hyder_Census_Area
gptkbp:population about 6000
gptkbp:postalCode varies by community
gptkbp:rankInUSByArea 4
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Alaska_Time_Zone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Municipal_governments_of_Prince_of_Wales_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8