Canyon Island (Lingít: Aanx̱'atinyé) is an island in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. Located in the Taku River, it is northeast of the mouth of the Wright River and northeast of the city of Juneau.USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Canyon Island
The island is across.Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. United States Government Printing Office, Washington: 1967.
History The Taku people previously lived on the island.Goldschmidt, Walter R., and Haas, Theodore H. Haa Aaní (Our Land): Tlingit and Haida Land Rights and Use. Sealaska Heritage Foundation, 1998. A radio station operated by Pacific Alaska Airways was located on the island as of the 1930s.Greiner, Mary Anne. Mary Joyce: Taku to Fairbanks, 1,000 Miles by Dogteam. AuthorHouse, 2007.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game operated a research station on the island.1959 Annual Report. State of Alaska, Alaska Board of Fish and Game and Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Fish wheels are present on the island for the study of salmon.Andel, James Everett, and Boyce, Ian M. Mark-Recapture Studies of Taku River Adult Sockeye Salmon Stocks from 1998 to 2002, Volume 11. Pacific Salmon Commission, 2004.
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