Hazy Islands Wilderness

Hazy Islands Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
284px Hazy Islet, Hazy Islands Wilderness
Location	Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, USA
Nearest city	Edna Bay, Alaska
Coordinates
Area	32 acres (13 ha)
Established	1970
Governing body	US Fish and Wildlife Service

Hazy Islands Wilderness is a 32-acre (13 ha) wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was first established as a National Wildlife Refuge in 1912, and officially designated as Wilderness in 1970 by the United States Congress. The islands are part of the Gulf of Alaska unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, and are located west of Coronation Island in the Alaska Panhandle area. Hazy Islands Wilderness comprises five small islands and is home to 10 species of birds, including Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus).

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Gulls and sea lions at Hazy Islands Wilderness

References

The name for the islands in the Tlingit language is Deikee Noow, which can be translated as Outer (Deikee) Fort (Noow), although the word "noow" is also the name for a treeless rock formation. It figures into the "Raven Cycle' story of when Yéil (Raven) stole freshwater from Gánóok (Petrel).

See also

• List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
• Wilderness Act