Alaska Gazetteer
Krishka Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Krishka Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Whale Bay, off SE coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Russian word, ""kryshka"" meaning ""cover,"" given in 1925 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because the island closes the entrance to Kritoi Basin. The descriptive name ""Cone Island"" was used for this island in 1924 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because of ""its marked resemblance to an inverted cone, when seen from the northwestward.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.6038894653 |
| Longitude: | -134.993057251 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Krishka Island: Krishka 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 Krishka Island does not include property ownership information.
