Alaska Gazetteer
Ataku Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Ataku Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Ataku Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Necker Is., on W coast of Baranof I., 17 mi. SW of Sitka; Alex. Arch. 0.4 mile wide. |
| History: | "Tlingit Indian name reported in 1809 by Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as ""O(strov) Ataku,"" or ""Ataku Island.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.8283348083 |
| Longitude: | -135.48638916 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ataku Island: Ataku 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 Ataku Island does not include property ownership information.
| Goddard, AK (4.3 miles E) |
