Revillagigedo Island
 Revillagigedo
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| Coordinates | 55°38′03″N 131°17′51″W / 55.63417°N 131.29750°WCoordinates: 55°38′03″N 131°17′51″W / 55.63417°N 131.29750°W |
| Archipelago | Alexander Archipelago |
| Area | 1,063.65 sq mi (2,754.8 km2) |
| Length | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Width | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Highest elevation | 4,592 ft (1,399.6 m) |
| Highest point | Mt. Reid |
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| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Ketchikan Gateway Borough |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 13950 (2000) |
| Pop. density | 5.06 /km2 (13.11 /sq mi) |
Revillagigedo Island (locally Revilla /rəˈvɪlə/) 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 166th largest island in the world. Its center is located near 55°38′03″N 131°17′51″W / 55.63417°N 131.29750°W.
The island is separated from the Alaska mainland to the east by Behm Canal, from Prince of Wales Island to the west by the Clarence Strait, and from Annette Island to the south by Revillagigedo Channel and Nichols Passage. The island is traditional Tlingit territory, and by the nineteenth century was divided between the Saanyaa Ḵwáan and Taantʼa Ḵwáan tribes or subdivisions. The first European recorded as having sighted it was Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño in 1792; it was named the following year by George Vancouver for Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo, then viceroy of New Spain (Mexico).
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