Alaska Gazetteer
Nevski Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Nevski Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Nevski Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | tied to Japonski I., in Sitka Sound, 1.3 mi. SW of Sitka; 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) Nevskoy,"" or ""Nevskoy Island."" for the Russian warship Neva which was at Sitka in 1804. is also a Russian family name." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.0444450378 |
| Longitude: | -135.363327026 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nevski Island: Nevski 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 Nevski Island does not include property ownership information.
| Goddard, AK (14.5 miles S) |
