Alaska Gazetteer
Gagarin Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Gagarin Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Gagarin Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Sitka Sound, 6.5 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 0.6 mile long. |
| History: | "Named in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), ""O[strov] Gagarin"" or ""Gagarin Island."" Gagarin is a well-known Russian family name. The name ""Ostrov Gagary,"" meaning ""loon island,"" was published for this feature in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.0974998474 |
| Longitude: | -135.486663818 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gagarin Island: Gagarin 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 Gagarin Island does not include property ownership information.
| Goddard, AK (18.7 miles SSE) |
