Alaska Gazetteer
Kutkan Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Kutkan Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Kutkan Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Galankin Is., 1 mi. S of Sitka, on W coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named by the Russians for a famous Indian chief who freed his slaves and embraced Christianity (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 142). It was called ""Ostrov Stanovoy,"" meaning ""camp island,"" in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.0405540466 |
| Longitude: | -135.326950073 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kutkan Island: Kutkan 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 Kutkan Island does not include property ownership information.
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Goddard, AK
(14.3 miles S) |
Baranof, AK
(18.9 miles E) |
