Krestof Sound is a physical feature (bay) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Krestof Sound places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Krestof Sound |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Bay |
Description: | 3 mi. N of Sitka Sound, off NW coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. 4 miles wide. |
History: | "Name meaning ""cross,"" given in 1833 by the navigator Ensign Vasiliev; published in 1848 as ""Pro(oliv) Krestovskiy"" on Russian Hydrographic Dept. 1397. See Hayward Strait Olga Strait." |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.206111908 |
Longitude: | -135.577774048 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Krestof Sound: Krestof Sound.
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 Krestof Sound does not include property ownership information.