Revillagigedo Island

Revillagigedo Island (Spanish: Isla Revillagigedo, IPA: [reˈβiʝa xiˈxeðo], English: /rɛˌvijəhiˈheɪðoʊ/ rheh-vee-yə-hee-HAY-dhoh, locally Revilla, /rəˈvɪlə/[1]) is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in Ketchikan Gateway Borough of the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska.Running about 89 km (50 mi) north-south and 48 km (35 mi) east-west, it is 2,754.835 km2 (1,063.65 mi2) in area, making it the 12th largest island in the United States and the 170th largest island in the world.[2] The first European recorded as having sighted it was Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño in 1792; it was named the following year by British naval officer George Vancouver for Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo, then viceroy of New Spain (Mexico).In addition to the cities, several logging communities are based on barges, which move about the waterways.These serve the unconnected system of logging roads that dot the island and have access to waterfront.
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