Alaska Gazetteer
Ismailof Island is a physical feature (island) in Kenai Peninsula Borough. The primary coordinates for Ismailof Island places it within the AK 99603 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Ismailof Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | at entrance to Halibut Cove, on E shore of Kachemak Bay, 11 mi. ESE of Homer, Chugach Mts. 1.4 miles long. |
| History: | "Named in 1880 by W. H. Dall, for Gerassiim Grigorovich Ismailov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who made explorations in Alaska in the late 18th century. His name was spelled ""Erasim Gregorieoff Sin Ismyloff"" in 1788 by Captain James Cook, RN; Captain George Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 192), RN, called him ""Mr. Smyloff.""" |
| Borough: | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.5972213745 |
| Longitude: | -151.228607178 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ismailof Island: Ismailof Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Ismailof Island does not include property ownership information.
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Halibut Cove, AK
(< 0.1 mile) Kachemak city, AK (9 miles NW) Fritz Creek, AK (9.9 miles NNW) Homer, AK (11.6 miles WNW) |
Diamond Ridge, AK
(12.8 miles WNW) Seldovia Village, AK (17 miles WSW) Nikolaevsk, AK (20 miles NW) |
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Millers Landing, AK
(8.7 miles NW) Kachemak City, AK (9.2 miles WNW) Jakolof Bay, AK (14.4 miles SW) Kachemak Silo, AK (15.2 miles NNE) |
Nahotka, AK
(19.9 miles NW) Klutchevya, AK (19.9 miles NW) |
