Gravina Island

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Gravina Island is a forested island in southeastern Alaska’s Inside Passage, known for its proximity to Ketchikan and its role in the debated “Bridge to Nowhere” project.

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Label Occurrences
Gravina Island canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
belongsTo United States Pacific coastal islands
bridgeProposalFunding federal earmark
bridgeProposalPurpose connect Ketchikan to Ketchikan International Airport
bridgeProposalStatus canceled
country United States of America
explorationYear 1793
exploredBy George Vancouver NERFINISHED
hasAirport Ketchikan International Airport NERFINISHED
hasClimate maritime climate
hasCoastlineType rugged shoreline
hasEcosystem Tongass National Forest region NERFINISHED
hasHumanUse limited residential development
recreation
transportation infrastructure
hasLandCover forest
hasNearbyCity Ketchikan, Alaska NERFINISHED
hasNearbyFacility Ketchikan International Airport terminal NERFINISHED
hasNearbyFerryTerminal Gravina Island ferry terminal NERFINISHED
hasNearbyWaterway Clarence Strait NERFINISHED
Tongass Narrows NERFINISHED
hasPrecipitationPattern high annual rainfall
hasRegion Alaska Panhandle NERFINISHED
hasVegetation temperate rainforest
hasWildlife bald eagles
black bears
salmon
isPartOfDebate U.S. federal earmark spending debate
U.S. transportation infrastructure priorities
knownFor proposed Gravina Island Bridge
“Bridge to Nowhere” controversy NERFINISHED
locatedIn Alaska
Inside Passage NERFINISHED
Ketchikan Gateway Borough NERFINISHED
southeastern Alaska NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Clarence Strait NERFINISHED
locatedNear Ketchikan NERFINISHED
namedAfter Felice Gravina NERFINISHED
namedBy George Vancouver NERFINISHED
partOf Alexander Archipelago NERFINISHED
politicalSubdivision Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska NERFINISHED
State of Alaska NERFINISHED
primaryAccessMode airplane
boat
separatedBy Tongass Narrows NERFINISHED
separatedFrom Revillagigedo Island NERFINISHED
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
transportConnection ferry to Ketchikan

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Tongass Narrows separates Gravina Island