Admiralty Island National Monument

The alaska empire underground lode mine recovered gold from quartz veins in metamorphic rocks. Faces of the forest service; It is known to the tlingit as xootsnoowú, which is commonly interpreted as fortress of the bear(s), and gives its name to hooch.

Admiralty westside lodge offers a high quality, remote island experience. Admiralty island is outstanding for its superlative combination of scientific and historic objects. To develop the thayer creek hydro project as outlined in alaska national interest lands act (anilca).

The island was named by british naval officer george vancouver in honor of his royal navy employers, the admiralty.

However, the island is more than a monument to the past. Adis map.jpg 523 × 528; Bear viewing on admiralty island, part of admiralty island national monument, a federally protected wilderness area administered by the tongass national forest, allows visitors to experience bears at home in the forests of the kootznoowoo wilderness.this wilderness encompasses vast stands of old growth temperate rainforest and is prime habitat for brown. African burial ground national monument, new york.