Alaska Gazetteer
Gavanski Islands is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Gavanski Islands places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Gavanski Islands |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | includes Big and Little Gavanski Is., 6.5 mi. NW of Sitka; Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "named by the early Russians in Alaska; published in 1850 as ""O(stro)va Gavanskiy,"" meaning ""harbor islands,"" by the Russian American Company." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1333351135 |
| Longitude: | -135.418060303 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gavanski Islands: Gavanski Islands.
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 Gavanski Islands does not include property ownership information.
