  Yukon Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kachemak Bay |
| Coordinates | 59°31′21″N 151°29′36″W / 59.52250°N 151.49333°W |
| Highest elevation | 43 ft (13.1 m) |
| Administration | |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
Yukon Island Main Site | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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 Excavations at the Yukon Island Main Site | |
| Location | Address restricted[2] |
| Nearest city | Homer, Alaska |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000955[1] |
| AHRS No. | SEL-001 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 29, 1962[3] |
Yukon Island is an island in outer Kachemak Bay, an inlet of the Cook Inlet of south central Alaska. The island is located about 9 miles (14 km) south of Homer.[4] The island is archaeologically sensitive, with a number of sites documenting the prehistory of the bay. The Yukon Island Main Site, a National Historic Landmark, is a major shell midden site at which the pioneering archaeologist Frederica de Laguna was able to sequence 1500 years of the area's prehistory, and other sites have been found on the island since then. The island is now home to an educational retreat center.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
- ^ "Yukon Island Main Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yukon Island