Alaska Gazetteer
Kolash Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Kolash Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Kolash Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Located in Hot Springs Bay, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) NW of Goddard, on W side of Baranof Island, Alexander Archipelago. |
| History: | "Named in 1809 by the Russian navigator, Ivan Vasiliev the first; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as ""O(strov) Kolosh"" or ""Kolosh Island."" In 1925 it was called ""Doctor Island"" by US&C&GS. ""Kolosh"" was the Russian name for the Tlingit Indians." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.8408317566 |
| Longitude: | -135.386383057 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kolash Island: Kolash 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 Kolash Island does not include property ownership information.
| Goddard, AK (< 0.1 mile SE) |
