Chichagof Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.
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Feature Name: | Chichagof Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | extends SE from Cross Sound and Icy Strait to Peril Strait, Alex. Arch. 72 miles long. |
History: | "Named in 1805 by Captain U. F. Lisianski, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for Admiral Vasili Yakov Chichagov, who expolored in the Arctic regions in 1765-66. This island was previously known as ""Yakobi,"" a name given to an island off the northwest coast of Chichagof Island. See Yakobi Island." |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.8736114502 |
Longitude: | -135.776382446 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chichagof Island: Chichagof 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 Chichagof Island does not include property ownership information.
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