Alaska Gazetteer
Fragrant Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Fragrant Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Fragrant Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Necker Is., W of Baranof I., 15 mi. S of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 0.7 mile long. |
| History: | "Translation in 1929 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name given in 1809 by the navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published it as ""O(strov) Dushistoy."" ""Goddard Island"" was published for this feature in the 1925 Coast Pilot (p. 286). a3 flows S to Lignite Creek, 4.5 mi. NE of Healy, Alaska Range a4 635430N1495330W" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.8413887024 |
| Longitude: | -135.414993286 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fragrant Island: Fragrant 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 Fragrant Island does not include property ownership information.
| Goddard, AK (1.4 miles ESE) |
