Torsar Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Torsar Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Torsar Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | 2 mi. NW of Goddard, in Necker Is., on W coast of Baranof I.; Alex. Arch. |
History: | "named in 1809 by the Russian navigator, Ivan Vasiliev the first; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as ""O(strov) Torsar,"" or ""Torsar Island.""" |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 56.8491668701 |
Longitude: | -135.42388916 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Torsar Island: Torsar 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 Torsar Island does not include property ownership information.
Goddard, AK (1.9 miles ESE) |