Alaska Gazetteer
Caution Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Caution Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Caution Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | on W coast of Baranof I., 8 mi. S of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "This is a translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name given by the navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published it as ""O(strov) Berezhnoy.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.936668396 |
| Longitude: | -135.36000061 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Caution Island: Caution 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 Caution Island does not include property ownership information.
| Goddard, AK (7 miles S) |
