Alaska Gazetteer
Baranof Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Baranof Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Baranof Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | between Alex. Arch. and Chatham Strait, extends SE from Peril Strait to Christian Sound, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Named in 1805 by Captain U. F. Lisianski, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for Alexander Andreievich Baranov, first Governor of the Russian American colonies. Baranov was in charge of building the first headquarters of the Russian American Company (then the Shelikov Company) at Kodiak (St. Paul) in 1792, and moved it in 1799-1800 to Sitka (New Archangel). |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.9513893127 |
| Longitude: | -134.947784424 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Baranof Island: Baranof 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 Baranof Island does not include property ownership information.
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Baranof, AK
(10.5 miles NNE) |
Goddard, AK
(17.9 miles WSW) |
