Wosnesenski Island is a physical feature (island) in Aleutians East Borough.
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Feature Name: | Wosnesenski Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | 10 mi. NE of Dolgoi I., one of Paulof Is., Aleutian Range |
History: | "In 1868 the name Wossnessenski Isand was shown on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) charts, undoubtedly named in honor of Ilia (Elia) G. Wosnesenski who in 1842-44 explored western Alaska for the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. This i island was formerly named ""O(strov) Peregrebnoy"" by father Ioann Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p.252), which is the Russian form of the Aleut name ""Unatkuyuk"" meaning ""crested"" or ""serrated."" Captain F. P. Lutke, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1836 reported it as "" (Iie) Peregrebny.""" |
Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
Latitude: | 55.1916656494 |
Longitude: | -161.358886719 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Wosnesenski Island: Wosnesenski 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 Wosnesenski Island does not include property ownership information.