Alaska Gazetteer
Neva Strait is a cultural feature (channel) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Neva Strait places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Neva Strait |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | 16 mi. NW of Sitka, between Partishkof I. and NW coast of Baranof I.; Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "named in 1804 by Captain U. T. Lisianski, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for his vessel the Neva. and included the water now known as ""Olga Strait."" Neva Strait is the Olga Strait of the Russian chart of 1809, but not of M. D. Tebenkov."" (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 156.)" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.2955551147 |
| Longitude: | -135.61277771 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Neva Strait: Neva Strait.
