Big Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.
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Feature Name: | Big Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | at mouth of Deep Bay, in Peril Strait, off Chichagof I., 29 mi. N of Sitka, Alex. Arch.; |
History: | "This is a translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) about 1882 of the name given by the Russian pilot Ensign Vasiliev; published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 as ""O(strov) Bolshoy.""" |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.4375 |
Longitude: | -135.591659546 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Big Island: Big 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 Big Island does not include property ownership information.