ChichagofIsland , or Shee Kaa u x u , is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Alaska Panhandle ... ABC islands of Alaska . ChichagofIsland has the highest population of bears per square mile of any place on Earth. ref http www.kpbs.org news 2010 jun 10 bear island Bear Island ref ChichagofIsland is directly north of Baranof Island , Peril Strait separating the two islands. It is bounded by Chatham ... of ChichagofIsland, in the Hoonah Angoon Census Area, Alaska Hoonah Angoon Census Area . The southern half of the island comprises the northern part of the City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska Sitka ... sources for all these communities come from either ChichagofIsland or the waters and fjords surrounding ... Y ChichagofIsland Census Blocks, Sitka City and Borough and Skagway Hoonah Angoon Census Area, Alaska ... geo stub SitkaAK geo stub ca Illa de Chichagof de ChichagofIsland et Chichagofi saar es Isla de Chichagof fr le Chichagof gl Illa Chichagof it Isola Chichagof lt i iagovo sala nl ChichagofIsland ja pl Wyspa Cziczagowa pt Ilha Chichagof ru fi ChichagofIsland sv Chichagof ...Infobox islands name Chichagof image name NWCoast1a.png image caption Islands and major straits of the northern ... deg 57 lat min 52 lat sec 25 lat dir N lon deg 135 lon min 46 lon sec 35 lon dir W map caption ChichagofIsland Alaska native name Shee Kaa u x u native name link nickname location ABC Islands Alaska ... km2 , making it the List of islands of the United States by area fifth largest island in the United States and the List of islands by area 109th largest island in the world . It s coastline measures 742 .... This island is named after Admiral Vasili Chichagov , a Russia n Arctic explorer who never visited Alaska. ref name DeArmond The entire island lies within the limits of Tongass National Forest . The western ... as the West Chichagof Yakobi Wilderness . File Idaho Inlet 4315.png 350px left Idaho Inlet into ChichagofIsland References references http factfinder.census.gov servlet DTTable? bm d& context dt& ds ... more details
Chichagof Pass is a strait separating Woronkofski Island Woronkofski and Etolin Island s. The strait is shown in a 1844 Russian chart, but the name was first published in 1853 on a Russia n Hydrographic Department chart as Proliv Chichagova English language English Chichagov Strait . Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, United States Navy USN , published the present name in the 1891 Coast Pilot the original name was probably given for the ship Chichagov . ref name gnis gnis 1421013 Chichagof Pass ref References Reflist coord 56 21 19 N 132 28 19 W scale 250000 display title Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska WrangellAK geo stub ... more details
Chichagof Harbor is an inlet on the northeast coast of the island of Attu Island Attu in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska . ref Merriam Webster s Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition , p. 243. ref It is named after Russian Admiral and polar explorer Vasily Chichagov . Notes reflist References Merriam Webster s Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition . Springfield, Massachusetts Merriam Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0 87779 5460 0. coord 52 55 55 N 173 14 32 E display title Category Aleutian Islands Category Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Category Inlets of Alaska AleutiansWestAK geo stub ... more details
West Chichagof Yakobi Wilderness is a National Wilderness Preservation System federally designated wilderness . It encompasses convert 265286 acre ha in Southeast Alaska Southeastern Alaska , in the United States . ref name W.net Cite web last first authorlink coauthors title West Chichagof Yakobi Wilderness work publisher Wilderness.net date url http www.wilderness.net index.cfm?fuse NWPS&sec wildView&WID 639 format doi accessdate 15 November 2010 ref It includes Yakobi Island , the entire western side of ChichagofIsland , as well as the many small island systems along their coasts. The wilderness was created through a citizen s proposal after teachers from the area suggested that it would be a good place to preserve. The proposal requested that the wilderness run from Lisianski Inlet south to the north end of Hoonah Sound. ref name Busch Cite news last Busch first Lisa coauthors title Johnstones recall sacrifices for wilderness Part 1 of 4 newspaper Raven Radio , KCAW location Sitka pages publisher date 15 November 2010 url http kcaw.org modules local news index.php?op centerBlock&ID 1010 accessdate 15 November 2010 ref The Wilderness was designated in 1980. ref name W.net It is part of Tongass National Forest , which is managed by the United States Forest Service . References reflist coord 57 44 31 N 136 04 31 W type landmark region US AK scale 1000000 display title Category IUCN Category Ib Category Protected areas of Hoonah Angoon Census Area, Alaska Category Wilderness Areas of Alaska Category Protected areas of Sitka City and Borough, Alaska Category Tongass National Forest ... more details
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Croatia n island in the Adriatic Sea Image Small Island in Lower Saranac Lake.jpg thumb 230px A small island in Lower Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks in the U.S. Image Hawai i.jpg right thumb The islands of Hawaii island Hawai i are volcanic islands Image Fernando noronha.jpg thumb Fernando de Noronha are submerged mountains islands Image Wake Island.png right thumb Wake Island is a volcanic island that has become an atoll An island IPAc en icon a l n d or isle IPAc en a l is any piece ... land features on atoll s can be called islet s, cay s or keys. An river islandisland in a river or an lake islandisland in a lake may be called an ait eyot IPAc en a . t also ait IPAc en e t , or holm island holm . A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago . An island may still be described as such despite the presence of an artificial land bridge ... Dutch delta islands, such as IJsselmonde island IJsselmonde . Some places may even retain island in their names ..., such as Coney Island . Conversely, when a piece of land is separated from the mainland by a man made canal, for example the Peloponnese by the Corinth Canal , it is generally not considered an island ... island s. Etymology The word island comes from Middle English iland , from Old English igland from ig , similarly meaning island when used independently, and land carrying its contemporary meaning cf. Dutch language Dutch eiland island , German language German Eiland small island . However, the spelling ... . ref cite web url http dictionary.reference.com browse Island title Island accessdate 2007 03 ... is the world s largest island ref name jc cite web url http www.worldislandinfo.com SUPERLATIVESV2.html title Joshua Calder s World Island Info publisher Worldislandinfo.com date accessdate 2011 07 29 ... web url http www.worldislandinfo.com CONTISLAND.html title Australia Island or Continent? publisher ... books?id uHq 8awQIbgC&pg PT179&dq island continent pluto&hl en&ei BpAyTo6zI4PKgQfnhZH4DA&sa X&oi ... more details
refimprove date July 2011 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name On an Island Type Album Artist David Gilmour Cover David Gilmour On An Island.jpg Released 6 March 2006 UK br March 7, 2006 ... Thomas Last album About Face album About Face br 1984 This album On an Island br 2006 Next album Live ... album 9449331 review 9777389 on an island Dead link date August 2011 ref noprose yes On an Island ... title On an Island ref Background Notable appearances include Robert Wyatt , Jools Holland , Georgie ... track Island Jam which was subsequently released on the CD single for Smile in Europe. On an Island ... also produced two minorly successful singles the title track On an Island and Smile , both peaking at 72 on the UK Singles Chart . On an Island also peaked at 27 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Billboard ... by Zbigniew Preisner . Based on a night he spent on Kastell rizo . On an Island song On an Island Gilmour Polly Samson Samson 6 47 Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, electric piano ... 2006. On an Island Gilmour Samson This Heaven Gilmour Samson Smile Gilmour Samson Take a Breath Gilmour ... and Graham Nash also appeared on select dates, reprising their studio performance of On An Island ... br At the beginning of the tour the above tracks were played during Set 2 On an Island entire album br At the beginning of the tour the On an Island album made up the entire first set. The album was originall ... comfortablynumb2.jpg thumb right 150px David Gilmour at Radio City Music Hall during his On an Island ... DEFAULTSORT On An Island Category David Gilmour albums Category 2006 albums Category EMI Records albums ... by David Gilmour Category Albums recorded at Abbey Road Studios ca On an Island cs On an Island de On an Island es On an Island fa fr On an Island it On an Island ka On An Island hu On an Island nl On an Island ja no On an Island nn On an Island pl On an Island pt On an Island ro On an Island ru On an Island sk On An Island fi On An Island sv On an Island ... more details
File LookStranger.jpg thumb right 1st edition UK On This Island is a book of poems by W. H. Auden , first published under the title Look, Stranger in the UK in 1936, then published under Auden s preferred title, On this Island , in the US in 1937. The book contains thirty one poems. The opening Prologue O Love the interest itself in thoughtless heaven is followed by short and long poems including Hearing of harvests , O what is that sound , Out on the lawn , Brothers who when the sirens roar , Love had him fast , A shilling life , Our hunting fathers , and others, ending with an Epilogue Certainly our city . The title of Auden s typescript was Thirty One Poems . Auden s UK publisher Faber & Faber asked him to supply a better title, but he was traveling in Iceland and inaccessible, so the publisher titled the book Look, Stranger Auden disliked the title and asked his American publisher Random House to title the book On This Island . The book is dedicated to Erika Mann . A song cycle of the same name by Benjamin Britten sets five of Auden s poems. References John Fuller poet John Fuller , W. H. Auden A Commentary 1999 . Edward Mendelson , Early Auden 1981 . External links http audensociety.org The W. H. Auden Society Category 1936 books Category Books by W. H. Auden Category Poetry by W. H. Auden ... more details
Image Kennon Island.svg thumb right 200px Kennon Island, off Attu Island, Alaska, U.S.A. Kennon Island 52 56N 173 15E is a 0.3 mi long satellite of Attu Island in the Near Islands group at the extreme western end of the Aleutian Islands , Alaska . It is located 0.5 mi off the east side of Attu in Chichagof Bay. It was named by Lt. William Gibson in July 1855 for Lt. Beverley Kennon , U.S. Navy . Lt. Kennon served with Lt. Gibson on the schooner USS Fenimore Cooper during the North Pacific Exploring Expedition of 1854 1855 under the command of captains Caldwalader Ringgold and John Rodgers naval officer, Civil War John Rodgers . coord 52 56 N 173 15 E region US AK type isle source dewiki display title Category Near Islands AleutiansWestAK geo stub de Kennon Island es Isla Kennon it Isola Kennon ... more details
Lemesurier Island is the second largest island in the Icy Strait between ChichagofIsland and the mainland of the Alaska Panhandle in Alaska , USA . The island lies about midway between the mainland city of Gustavus, Alaska Gustavus and the northwest ChichagofIsland community of Elfin Cove, Alaska Elfin Cove . The island was named by George Vancouver , after William Le Mesurier 1767 1833 , a midshipman on the HMS Chatham 1788 HMS Chatham . ref http pages.quicksilver.net.nz jcr vancouver4.html William 20Le 20Mesurier Alaska place names ref ref http pages.quicksilver.net.nz jcr vancouver23.html The Men who sailed with George Vancouver William Le Mesurier ref It has a land area of 27.534 km 10.631 sq mi and reported a population of one person in the United States Census, 2000 2000 census . Together with Pleasant Island Alaska Pleasant Island and the Inian Islands , it forms the Pleasant Lemesurier Inian Islands Wilderness , ref http www.alaskajourney.com southeast tongass.html Tongass National Forest ref a wilderness area within Tongass National Forest that has been officially designated by the National Wilderness Preservation System . See also List of U.S. Wilderness Areas References reflist http factfinder.census.gov servlet DTTable? bm y& context dt& ds name DEC 2000 SF1 U& CONTEXT dt& mt name DEC 2000 SF1 U P001& tree id 4001& redoLog false& transpose N& all geo types N& caller geoselect& geo id 100 10000US022320003001022& search results 100 10000US022610003001062& format & lang en& show geoid Y Lemesurier Island Block 1022, Census Tract 3, Skagway Hoonah Angoon Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau coord 58 17 04 N 136 05 05 W scale 500000 display title Category Islands of the Alexander Archipelago Category Landforms of Hoonah Angoon Census Area, Alaska HoonahAngoonAK geo stub ... more details
Yakobi Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska , United States . It lies just off the western edge of ChichagofIsland , separated from it by Lisianski Inlet and Lisianski Strait. The island has a land area of 82.37 sq mi 213.3 km and no permanent resident population. Yakobi Island was named by Alexander Andreyevich Baranov Baranov after Ivan Iakobi, the governor general of Irkutsk and Kolyvan. The Tlingit language Tlingit name for the island is Takhanes . ref name Dauenhauer Cite book last Dauenhauer first Nora Marks authorlink coauthors Richard Dauenhauer, Lydia T. Black title An oshi Ling t Aan K , Russians in Tlingit America The Battles of Sitka, 1802 and 1804. publisher University of Washington Press year 2008 location Seattle pages XXVI url doi id isbn 978 0 295 98601 2 ref References reflist http factfinder.census.gov servlet DTTable? bm y& context dt& ds name DEC 2000 SF1 U& CHECK SEARCH RESULTS N& CONTEXT dt& mt name DEC 2000 SF1 U P001& tree id 4001& transpose N& all geo types N& redoLog true& caller geoselect& geo id 100 10000US022320003001018& search results 100 10000US022800001001018& format & lang en& show geoid Y Yakobi Island Block 1018, Census Tract 3, Skagway Hoonah Angoon Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau coord 57 59 16 N 136 28 30 W scale 500000 display title Category Islands of the Alexander Archipelago Category Landforms of Hoonah Angoon Census Area, Alaska Category Tongass National Forest HoonahAngoonAK geo stub sv Yakobi Island ... more details
Woronkofski Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska , United States . It is separated from Wrangell Island to the east by Zimovia Strait , just west of the city of Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell to the west it is separated from Zarembo Island by Stikine Strait , and to the south from Etolin Island by Chichagof Pass . Woronkofski Island has a land area of 59.382 km 22.9275 sq mi and was unpopulated at the United States Census, 2000 2000 census . The city of Wrangell is exploring the possibility of utilizing Sunrise Lake on the island for hydroelectrical power and drinking water. History The first Europe an to sight the island was James Johnstone explorer James Johnstone , one of George Vancouver s officers during his Vancouver Expedition 1791 95 expedition , in 1793. He only charted its north coast, not realizing it was an island. ref name Vancouver1801 cite book last Vancouver first George, and John Vancouver title A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world publisher J. Stockdale year 1801 location London url http books.google.com books?id qwol8bPaYxsC&printsec frontcover&source gbs ge summary r&cad 0 v onepage&q&f false ref The island was named for Lieutenant Woronkovski of the Imperial Russian Navy , who explored the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in 1836 the name was published in 1848 on a Russia n Hydrographic Department chart as O strov Voronkovskiy . ref name gnis gnis 1415840 Woronkofski Island ref References Reflist http factfinder.census.gov servlet DTTable? bm y& context dt& ds name DEC 2000 SF1 U& CONTEXT dt& mt name DEC 2000 SF1 U P001& tree id 4001& transpose N& redoLog false& all geo types N& geo id 100 10000US022800003001029& search results 100 10000US022800001001029& showChild Y& format & lang en& show geoid Y Woronkofski Island Block 1029, Census Tract 3, Wrangell Petersburg Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau http www.commerce.state.ak.us dca commdb CF BLOCK.cfm?comm boro name ... more details
Zarembo Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska , United States . It lies directly south of Mitkof Island and northwest of Etolin Island . To the northwest is Kupreanof Island and to the southwest is Prince of Wales Island, Alaska Prince of Wales Island . It has a land area of 183.14 sq mi 474.34 km , making it the List of islands of the United States by area 34th largest island in the United States . It has no permanent resident population. It was first charted in 1793 by James Johnstone explorer James Johnstone , one of George Vancouver s officers during his Vancouver Expedition 1791 95 expedition . He only charted its north, west, and south coasts, not realizing it was an island. ref name Vancouver1801 cite book last Vancouver first George, and John Vancouver title A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world publisher J. Stockdale year 1801 location London url http books.google.com books?id qwol8bPaYxsC&printsec frontcover&source gbs ge summary r&cad 0 v onepage&q&f false ref The island is named after Dionizy Zaremba , a Polish employee of the Russian American Company and explorer of Alaska. Usually known as Dionysius Zarembo, he was Commander of the RAC ship Chichago ship Chichagof during the foundation of the Redoubt San Dionisio , named for his name saint, a fortification at present day Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell which was established to forestall encroachment of the Stikine River Stikine region by the Hudson s Bay Company . References Reflist http factfinder.census.gov servlet DTTable? bm y& context dt& ds name DEC 2000 SF1 U& CONTEXT dt& mt name DEC 2000 SF1 U P001& tree id 4001& redoLog true& transpose N& all geo types N& caller geoselect& geo id 100 10000US022800003001037& search results 100 10000US021100006001039& format & lang en& show geoid Y Zarembo Island Block 1037, Census Tract 3, Wrangell Petersburg Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau http www.wrangell.com visitors attractions history ... more details
. Communities The population of the island was 8,532 at the United States Census, 2000 2000 census . Almost the entire area of the island is part of the City and Borough of Sitka City and Borough, Alaska Sitka Sitka also extends northward onto ChichagofIsland the only part of Baranof that is not in Sitka ...Infobox islands name Baranof Island image name NWCoast1a.png image caption Islands of the Pacific Northwest ... population 8532 population as of 2000 density km2 2.05 ethnic groups additional info Baranof Island , also sometimes called Baranov Island , Shee or Sitka Island , is an island in the northern Alexander ... islands of Alaska . Geography The island has a land area of 1,607 square miles 4,162 square kilometers ... Roppel title Baranof Island s Eastern Shore The Waterfall Coast publisher Arrowhead Press series ... ref Baranof Island hosts the highest mountain in the Alexander Archipelago, and is the eighth largest island in Alaska, the List of islands of the United States by area tenth largest island in the United States , and the List of islands by area 137th largest island in the world . Its center is near coord 57 0 N 135 0 W . Most of the island lies within the limits of Tongass National Forest . A large ... Warm Springs , Port Armstrong , and Port Walter are also located on the eastern side of the island ... serves as the borough seat. Fishing, seafood processing, and tourism are important industries on the island ... European settlement on island was established in 1799 by Alexandr Baranov , Chief Manager and first Governor of the Russian American Company , for whom the island and Archipelago are named. Baranov Island was the center of Russian activity in North America during the period from 1804&ndash 1867 and was the headquarters of the Russian fur trading interest. Around 1900, Baranof Island was subject to many small scale mining ventures, especially centered around Sitka and on the north side of the island around Rodman Bay. Canneries, whaling stations, and fox farms were established on Baranof Island ... more details
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Infobox lighthouse image name caption location Peril Strait, Alaska Peril Strait , Alaska coordinates yearbuilt 1904 yearlit 1904 automated yeardeactivated 1917 foundation construction Wood shape Hexagonal height 6 ft, 41 ft above mean high water currentlens lens Fresnel lens range characteristic Fixed white light The Fairway Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the eastern entrance to Peril Strait , Alaska. It is located on a small islet that lies between the southeastern end of Chichagof Island and northern Catherine Island Alaska Catherine Island , within the limits of Sitka City and Borough, Alaska Sitka City and Borough . History Fairway Island Lighthouse was built in 1904 and deactivated sometime between 1917 and 1925. External links cite uscghist AK cite rowlett ak coord 57 26 29 N 134 52 17 W display title Lighthouses of Alaska Category Buildings and structures in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska Category Lighthouses in Alaska SitkaAK geo stub US lighthouse stub ... more details
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