Cohen Island is forested and characterized by cliffs and headlands around its perimeter, lacking any sufficient landing sites.

[2] According to the Juneau State Land Plan, commercial recreation leasing is prohibited on Cohen Island.

It was named by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and first published on a chart in 1893.

Historian R. N. DeArmond believed Cohen Island was named after a resident of Juneau and Sitka.

This article about a location in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska is a stub.