Calming Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Calming Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Calming Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | on W coast of Baranof I., 7 mi. SW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
History: | "Name published by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 169) as ""Calming Islet."" In 1809, Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), called this island ""Ostrov Utichey,"" meaning ""Escape Island""; possibly it is derived from ""Utikhat,"" meaning ""to grow calm.""" |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 56.9625015259 |
Longitude: | -135.412216187 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Calming Island: Calming 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 Calming Island does not include property ownership information.
Goddard, AK (9 miles S) |