Pleasant Island (Alaska)

Pleasant Island
Native name:
Wanachích
Interactive map of Pleasant Island
Geography
LocationIcy Strait
ArchipelagoAlexander Archipelago
Area49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Administration
StateAlaska
Census AreaHoonah–Angoon Census Area

Pleasant Island (Lingít: Wanachích) is an uninhabited island between northern Chichagof Island and the mainland of the Alaska Panhandle. It lies southeast of the mainland city of Gustavus and southwest of the mainland community of Excursion Inlet. Pleasant Island is the largest island in the Icy Strait, just south of Glacier Bay National Park.