Olga Strait is a cultural feature (channel) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Olga Strait places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Olga Strait |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Cultural |
Class: | Channel |
Description: | between Halleck and Krestof Is., 11 mi. NW of Sitka; Alex. Arch. |
History: | "Russian name given in 1833 by the navigator Ensign Vasiliev (complete name not available) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 as ""Pr(oliv) Olgi."" meaning ""cross strait,"" in 1809 by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)." |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.2027778625 |
Longitude: | -135.481948853 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Olga Strait: Olga Strait.