Alaska Gazetteer
Koka Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Koka Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Koka Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | 12 mi. S of Sitka, on W coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "A Finnish family name applied to this island 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) Koka"" or ""Koka Island.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.9052772522 |
| Longitude: | -135.382507324 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Koka Island: Koka 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 Koka Island does not include property ownership information.
| Goddard, AK (4.9 miles S) |
