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Baranof Island [a] is an island in the northern Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle, in Alaska. The name "Baranof" was given to the island in 1805 by Imperial Russian Navy captain U. F. Lisianski in honor of Alexander Andreyevich Baranov. [1] It was called Sheet’-ká X'áat'l (often expressed simply as "Shee" [2]) by the native ...
Windfall harbor in Admiralty Island, Alaska. The ABC Islands is the colloquial name for the Alaskan islands of Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof in the northern part of the Alexander Archipelago, which are all part of the Tongass National Forest. The islands are known for their wilderness and wildlife, including a dense brown bear population. [1]
Caribmap is a non-profit online library of historical and modern maps, including topographic maps, of the Caribbean islands. [1] Since its establishment in 1999, the site has accumulated approximately 1800 maps of the islands that have been printed since the beginning of the 16th century [2] The purpose of the site is to allow users, such as historians and scientists, to gain detailed ...
It is between Chichagof Island to its north and Baranof Island [1] and Catherine Island to its south. The strait is 80 km (50 mi) long and reaches from Salisbury Sound on the west to the Chatham Strait on the east. [1] It is entirely within the limits of the City and Borough of Sitka.
2.6 Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. 2.7 Caspian Sea. 2.8 Mediterranean Sea. 2.9 North Sea. 3 Bering Strait. 4 Indian Ocean. ... Baranof Archipelago; Barren ...
The ABC islands or ABC Islands is a colloquial name for one of the following two archipelagos: ABC Islands (Alaska) , comprising Admiralty Island, Baranof Island, and Chichagof Island ABC islands (Leeward Antilles) , comprising the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao
The following is a partial list of geographic features on Baranof Island: Lakes. Baranof Lake; Blue Lake; Camp Lake; Green Lake; Indigo Lake; Medvejie Lake; Redoubt Lake;
Redoubt Lake, or Kunaa Shak Áayi, [2] is a long, narrow lake on Baranof Island, near Sitka, Alaska. It is located in a glacially-carved valley in Tongass National Forest. It was named Ozero Glubokoye, meaning "deep lake", in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasilyev. [3] Redoubt Lake is one of the largest meromictic lakes in North America ...