Alaska Gazetteer
Kupreanof Strait is a cultural feature (channel) in Kodiak Island Borough.
Sorry, no local resorces for this location!
| Feature Name: | Kupreanof Strait |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | extends NW from Whale I., between Raspberrt and Kodiak Islands. |
| History: | "Name derived from Kupreanof Island and published in 1849 by the Russian American Company. Called ""Proliv Karlukskiy"" or ""Karluk Strait"" (probably for village or Karluk) in 1839 or 1840 by Murashev. The descriptive name ""Proliv Syvernot,"" meaning ""Northern Strait,"" was published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 23)." |
| Borough: | Kodiak Island Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.9972229004 |
| Longitude: | -153.174438477 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kupreanof Strait: Kupreanof Strait.
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Aleneva, AK
(10.6 miles ENE) |
Port Lions, AK
(14 miles SE) |
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Port Wakefield, AK
(5.8 miles NE) |
Aleut Village, AK
(15.1 miles E) |
