Land in Alaska For Sale
Land in Alaska For Sale - Latouche Island Alaska in Prince William Sound
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A Rare Offering of Exceptional Property in an Uncertain World The availability of fee simple land in Prince William Sound is extremely limited. The vast majority, some 1,575,000 acres, is Chugach National Forest; the balance is made up of Townsites and Native Lands, leaving only a few hundred acres of potentially available land. View W of Subject Property - Click to View Larger View NE of Subject Property - Click to View Larger View W of Subject Property - Click to View Larger View E of Subject Property - Click to View Larger View E of Airstrip - Click to View Larger Breathtaking Latouche Island is located in Southwestern Prince William Sound. The island is approximately ten and a half miles long and three miles wide. The waters of Latouche are protected from the Gulf of Alaska by the islands of Montague and Hinchinbrook, which form a natural breakwater across Prince William Sound’s main entrance. View W of Airstrip - Click to View Larger General Boundries of Subject Property - Click to View Larger Ideally located within the Sound, by boat Latouche Island is approximately 60 miles from Seward, 65 miles from Whittier, 70 miles from Valdez and 75 miles from Cordova. By air from Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, flying time is approximately 45 minutes. An airstrip that will accommodate small planes on wheels or skis is presently in use at the Townsite. Floatplanes can also land in Latouche Passage. Latouche Island and surrounding Prince William Sound are considered by many to be one of Alaska’s most outstanding recreational areas. Brown bear and black bear, deer, mountain goat and small game inhabit most areas. Whale, porpoise, sea otters, seal and seal lion (there’s a rookery on the SW end of the island) are in abundance, as are salmon, halibut, snapper, bass, King and Dungeness crab, clams, shrimp, etc. The list is almost endless. Countless numbers of waterfowl and birds can be seen in the hundreds bays and fiords. In short, Latouche Island and the surrounding Sound offer a vista of mountains, waterfalls, glaciers and scenic beauty unequaled. The abundant wildlife from both sea and land makes Latouche Island a place where you could if you chose to subsist for a lifetime or simply enjoy as a stunning wilderness for years to come. With all of the predicted worldwide calamities, both natural and man-made, there possibly is no better place that one could retreat to than Latouche Island. View W of Subject Property - Click to View Larger View NE of Subject Property |