Low Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Low Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Low Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | Located in Sitka Sound, 1.6 km (1 mi) E of Shoals Point on Kruzof Island, 17.7 km (11 mi) W of Sitka; Alexander Archipelago. |
History: | "Descriptive name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 138). They are ""low rocky islets, wooded and with some rocks * * *"" (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1891, p. 168)." |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.0116653442 |
Longitude: | -135.609451294 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Low Island: Low 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 Low Island does not include property ownership information.
Goddard, AK (15.1 miles SE) |