about the Alaskan island the Russian island Wrangel Island Image AKMap doton Wrangell.PNG thumb WrangellIslandWrangellIsland is in the Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle of southeastern Alaska . It is convert 48 km mi abbr on long and 8&ndash 23 km 3&ndash 14 miles wide. It has a land area of convert 544.03 km2 sqmi abbr on , making it the List of islands of the United States by area 29th largest island in the United States . Wrangell is separated from the mainland by the narrow Blake Channel . 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 east 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 ... River route to the Yukon . The island contains the city of Wrangell, Alaska . WrangellIsland ..., Alaska Thoms Place on the southwest side, across the Zimovia Strait from Etolin Island . WrangellIsland s total population was 2,401 at the United States Census, 2000 2000 census . Fishing and mining are pursued in the area. A lumber mill closed in 1990s. The island and surrounding areas contain ... 10000US022800003001019& format & lang en& show geoid Y WrangellIsland 1002 thru 1017, Block Group 1 Block Groups 2 thru 4 Census Tract 3, Wrangell Petersburg Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau External links commonscat Wrangell, Alaska coord 56 17 51 N 132 10 30 W region US AK type isle ... Cruising Destinations Wrangell, Alaska Category Islands of the Alexander Archipelago Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska WrangellAK geo stub de WrangellIsland et Wrangelli saar es Isla Wrangell eo Vrangela Insulo de Alasko fr le Wrangell ko it Isola di Wrangell ro Insula Wrangell fi WrangellIsland vi o Wrangell ... more details
File Wrangell Narrows 4189.png thumb north shore of the Narrows in 2011 File Wrangell Narrows, Alaska. Looking north toward Petersburg from mile 11.5 at 4 30 p.m. with overcast sky. 20 Feb. 1948. NARA 298800.tif thumb the Narrows in 1948 The Wrangell Narrows is a winding, 35 km long 22 mi channel between Mitkof Island and Kupreanof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska . The Wrangell Narrows is one of the six Listed narrows in Southeast Alaska. There are about 60 lights and buoys to mark it because of its winding nature and navigation hazards. It was named Proliv Vrangelya English language English Wrangell Strait in 1838 by G. Lindenberg after Admiral Ferdinand von Wrangell Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von Wrangell . ref name gnis gnis 1415847 Wrangell Narrows ref File Wrangell Narrows, Alaska. View showing south entrance to Wrangell Narrows. 19 July 1931. NARA 298781.tif thumb left 150px Aerial view of south entrange to Wrangell Narrows, July 1931 The town of Petersburg, Alaska Petersburg is at the north end of the Narrows. The Narrows are created by Mitkof Island to the east and southeast, and the islands of Kuprenof and Woewodski Island Woewodski to the north and west. The Narrows opens up to Frederick Sound to the north and Sumner Strait to the south. The channel is used by fishing boats and Alaska Marine Highway ferries. Very large ships such as the largest cruise ships do not use it because it is too shallow and narrow for them to pass safely. Interestingly, because this is the only safe Inside Passage at this latitude, these larger ships must navigate in outside waters. References Reflist Coord 56 38 05 N 132 56 28 W scale 250000 type waterbody region US AK display title Category Landforms of Petersburg Census Area, Alaska Category Straits of Alaska Category Alexander Archipelago WrangellPetersburgAK geo stub ... more details
is unknown. Wrangell was part of the former Petersburg Census Area, Alaska Wrangell Petersburg Census Area until its incorporation as a city and borough on June 1, 2008. The central urban part of Wrangell is located at Coord 56 28 15 N 132 22 36 W scale 10000 , in the northwest corner of WrangellIsland , whereas the borough now encompasses the entire eastern half of the former Wrangell Petersburg ... island in the middle of what is today Wrangell Harbor. The stockade, named Redoubt Saint Dionysius ... s Nose point on Woronofski Island, from Wrangell, Alaska Fish traps were constructed in the late 1890s ... tip of WrangellIsland , an island in the Alaska Panhandle . It is convert 155 mi km 1 south ... in Wrangell Being located on Wrangellisland, Wrangell has two basics forms of transportation ..., Alaska Coffman Cove on Revillagegado Island , continues on to Wrangell, and Petersburg, Alaska ...Geobox Settlement name Wrangell native name aachx aana. ak w category Borough Alaska Borough , List of cities in Alaska City Images image Wrangell.jpg image caption Wrangell City Dock image size Names official name City and Borough of Wrangell nickname etymology type etymology Symbols symbol symbol ... highlighting Wrangell City and Borough.svg map size map caption Location of Wrangell within Alaska map1 map1 caption Website website http www.wrangell.com www.wrangell.com commons Wrangell, Alaska Image Shakes Island.jpg 240px right thumbnail Totem pole s at the Shakes house Wrangell is a city and List ... aana. ak w aachx an s Little Lake with a k w lake diminutive . The Tlingit people residing in the Wrangell ... ref History Tlingit people and their ancestors have inhabited this island for thousands of years ... Waterfall Town now Mill Creek , eishangita.aan Red Alder Head Village site of the Wrangell Institute ... just north of Wrangell, as well as those scattered on the beaches of the many islands in the vicinity, attest to the long Tlingit occupation. The salt water inlet that is now Wrangell Harbor was traditionally ... more details
Cape Wrangell is the Extreme points of the United States westernmost point of the U.S. state of Alaska from the geographic center of the United States. It is located on the island of Attu Island Attu which is situated in the Near Islands . External links http www.infoplease.com ipa A0001790.html Infoplease.com coord 52 55 28 N 172 28 22 E source svwiki type landmark display title Category Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Category Headlands of Alaska Wrangell AleutiansWestAK geo stub sr sv Kap Wrangel ... more details
Geobox Range name Wrangell Mountains image MountWrangell.jpg image caption Mt. Wrangell as seen from the southwest in 1987. country United States region Alaska region type State parent Yukon Ranges border Saint Elias Mountains border1 Chugach Mountains geology period orogeny length imperial length orientation ... m 25 highest long s 59 highest long EW W map Wrangell Mountains.jpg map caption The Wrangell Mountains ... in Wrangell Saint Elias National Park and Preserve . The Wrangell Mountains are almost entirely volcanic ... Blackburn and Mount Sanford Alaska Mount Sanford . The range takes its name from Mount Wrangell , which ... volcano in the range. The Wrangell Mountains comprise most of the Wrangell Volcanic Field , which also extends into the neighboring Saint Elias Mountains and the Yukon Territory in Canada . The Wrangell ... of the Wrangell Mountains are therefore among the coldest areas of North America during the winter ... thumb left 250px Hikers on a pass between Mt. Sanford and Mt. Drum The Wrangell Mountains include ... Mount Sanford , Convert 16237 ft m 0 , and South Peak, Convert 13654 ft m 0 abbr on abbr on Mount Wrangell ... John Denver wrote a song, Wrangell Mountain Song , in reference to the range. br clear all References ... Guide to the Volcanoes of the Western Wrangell Mountains, Alaska publisher USGS Bulletin 2072 year 1995 isbn url http www.nps.gov wrst naturescience guide to the wrangell volcanoes.htm cite book last Winkler first Gary R. coauthors title A Geologic Guide to Wrangell Saint Elias National Park and Preserve ... Cindi C. Preller, Keith A. Labay, and Nora B. Shew title Geologic Map of the Wrangell Saint ... 43811 X External links Commons category http www.nps.gov wrst Wrangell St. Elias National Park & Preserve http www.wrangells.org Wrangell Mountains Center coord 61 48 N 143 30 W scale 2000000 display ... ca Muntanyes Wrangell cs Wrangell poho de Wrangell Mountains es Monta as Wrangell fr Montagnes Wrangell it Monti Wrangell pt Montes Wrangell ro Mun ii Wrangell ru simple Wrangell Mountains ... more details
Infobox mountain name Mount Wrangell photo MountWrangell.jpg photo caption Mount Wrangell, 1987 elevation ...?volcname Wrangell title Wrangell description and statistics publisher Alaska Volcano Observatory accessdate ... Ultra prominent peak Ultra location Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve , Alaska Alaska, USA range Wrangell Mountains map USA Alaska region US AK lat d 62.00572 lat m lat s lat NS N long d ... USGS Gulkana A 1 type Shield volcano age Pleistocene volcanic arc belt Wrangell Volcanic Field last eruption 2002 ref name gvp cite gvp vnum 1105 02 name Wrangell accessdate 2009 01 06 ref first ascent easiest route Mount Wrangell is a massive shield volcano located in Wrangell St. Elias National Park ... by volume in the Cascade Range Cascades . It is part of the Wrangell volcanic field, which ... history spanning the time from Pleistocene to Holocene. Modern Mount Wrangell, built upon ... caldera convert 2.5 by 3.7 mi km 0 in diameter lies at the top of Wrangell s broad shield. The caldera ... Zanetti , rises nearly convert 1000 ft m sigfig 2 above the northwest flank of Wrangell and is the source of some lava flows. Wrangell is unusual in that despite being a shield volcano, it is made mainly .... A few other volcanoes in the Wrangell Volcanic Field also share this feature. Andesite is a volcanic rock found mainly in stratovolcanoes and tends to form short, stubby flows. How Wrangell grew into a shield ... also probably generated by high eruption rates. Wrangell is the only volcano in the Wrangell Volcanic .... The amount of geothermal heat being emitted by Wrangell has been increasing since the 1950s ... of the Western Wrangell Mountains, Alaska publisher USGS Bulletin 2072 year 1995 isbn url http www.nps.gov wrst naturescience guide to the wrangell volcanoes.htm cite book last Winkler first Gary R. coauthors title A Geologic Guide to Wrangell Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska A Tectonic ..., Keith A. Labay, and Nora B. Shew title Geologic Map of the Wrangell Saint Elias National Park and Preserve ... more details
Infobox Airport name Wrangell Airport nativename nativename a nativename r image WRG a.jpg image width 200 caption IATA WRG ICAO PAWG FAA WRG center Location map Alaska width 200 float center caption mark Airplane silhouette.svg marksize 10 label WRG position left lat deg 56 lat min 29 lat sec 04 lat dir N lon deg 132 lon min 22 lon sec 11 lon dir W small Location of airport in Alaska small center type Public owner operator Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities State of Alaska DOT&PF city served location Wrangell, Alaska elevation f 44 elevation m 13.4 coordinates Coord 56 29 04 N 132 22 11 W type airport region US website metric elev metric rwy r1 number 10 28 r1 length f 5,999 r1 length m 1,828 r1 surface Asphalt stat year stat1 header stat1 data stat2 header stat2 data footnotes Wrangell Airport airport codes WRG PAWG WRG is a public airport located one mile 2 km northeast of the central business district CBD of Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell , Alaska . The airport has a single runway . Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Airlines and destinations airport dest list Alaska Airlines Juneau International Airport Juneau , Ketchikan International Airport Ketchikan , Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport Petersburg Top Destinations class wikitable style font size 90 width align Busiest domestic routes out of WRG br July 2010 June 2011 ref http www.transtats.bts.gov airports.asp?pn 1&Airport WRG&Airport Name Wrangell, 20AK 20Wrangell 20Airport&carrier FACTS ref Rank City Passengers Carriers 1 flagicon Alaska Juneau International Airport Juneau, AK 3,000 Alaska 2 flagicon Washington Seattle Tacoma International Airport Seattle, WA 3,000 3 flagicon Alaska Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Anchorage, AK 2,000 4 flagicon Alaska Ketchikan International Airport Ketchikan, AK 2,000 Alaska References reflist FAA airport ID WRG use ... and structures in Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska Category Essential Air Service Alaska airport stub ... more details
San Pedro Bay , Leyte island Leyte , in the Philippines , for upkeep and repairs. Wrangell ... Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1970 Ship name USS Wrangell Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship ... facilities Ship notes USS Wrangell AE 12 was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract MC hull ..., Wrangell sailed on 13 November for the Naval Weapons Station Earle Naval Ammunition Depot, Earle ... Islands , was rerouted to Hawaii . Wrangell arrived at Pearl Harbor on 21 December, but got underway ... ship joined a Ulithi bound convoy number 31 that day and pushed on for the Carolines. Wrangell ... 10. Over the next five months, Wrangell operated from Ulithi supporting the Fleet s operations ... operation, Wrangell reached Iwo Jima on 22 February and supplied bombardment forces there with ammunition ... from Iwo Jima on 28 February, Wrangell proceeded to the Mariana Islands Marianas and arrived at Saipan on 3 March. From that island, she proceeded independently to Ulithi where she anchored three ... for the invasion of the Ryukyu Islands Ry ky s and hit Okinawa itself when troops finally landed on that island on 1 April. Between 22 March and 18 April, Wrangell rearmed over 50 combatant ships. On the 19th ... islands, and required replenishment. Thus, after 10 days of round the clock reloading, Wrangell departed ... 6 May to 1 June, Wrangell passed ammunition to all comers rearming as many as a dozen ships a day and she ... 700 tons of ammunition in a single day. Wrangell was detached from TG 30.8 on 2 August and headed south ... capitulated, Wrangell paused briefly in Tokyo Bay to take part in the initial phase of the occupation ..., home, that autumn. Departing Philippine waters on 25 October, Wrangell steamed via Pearl Harbor, reached ... fleet. Wrangell was one of them and was recommissioned on 14 November 1951 at Orange, Capt. Olin ... a tender. Wrangell loaded ammunition at Earle, N.J., between 23 May and 18 June after operating out of Boston and Newport, Rhode Island , for a time, and in June, once more conducting underway ... more details
Primary sources date October 2009 one source date November 2009 Wrangell High School is a high school located in Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell , Alaska , United States. It is part of the Public school government funded public school s. It has basketball teams and competes with other high school teams in other cities and towns. External links http wrangellschools.org index.aspx?NID 22 Official website coord 56.471834 132.37816 type edu globe earth region US AK display title Category Public high schools in Alaska Category Schools in Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska Alaska school stub ... more details
Refimprove date June 2009 Image MtBlackburn KennicottGlacier.jpg right thumb 240px Mount Blackburn The Wrangell ... of the Wrangell Volcanic Field lies within the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska, but the field also ... km in the central Wrangell Mountains. The field includes numerous shield volcano es, stratovolcano ... Mount Sanford Alaska Mount Sanford left and Mount Wrangell Image MountWrangell.jpg right thumb 240px Mount Wrangell The field is named for Mount Wrangell , a massive shield volcano which has been active ... ash the White River Ash . The volcanoes of the western Wrangell Mountains are less than 5 ... of the Western Wrangell Mountains are not like the other volcanoes located around the Pacific ... of hundreds of comparatively fluid lava flows to form shield volcanoes. Only the young Mount Wrangell ... Peak , which are now eroded to form an outcrop . Major volcanoes of the Wrangell Volcanic Field include ... ft m 0 abbr on , Wrangell Mountains Mount Sanford Alaska Mount Sanford , Convert 16237 ft m 0 abbr on , Wrangell Mountains Mount Churchill , Convert 15638 ft m 0 abbr on , Saint Elias Mountains Mount Wrangell , Convert 14163 ft m 0 abbr on , Wrangell Mountains Atna Peaks , Convert 13860 ft m 0 abbr on , Wrangell Mountains Regal Mountain , Convert 13845 ft m 0 abbr on , Wrangell Mountains Mount Jarvis , Convert 13421 ft m 0 abbr on , Wrangell Mountains Mount Drum , Convert 12010 ft m 0 abbr on , Wrangell Mountains Volcanoes of the Canadian portion of the Wrangell Volcanic Field include Felsite ... and Margaret J. Steigerwald title Guide to the Volcanoes of the Western Wrangell Mountains, Alaska publisher USGS Bulletin 2072 date 1995 isbn url http www.nps.gov wrst naturescience guide to the wrangell volcanoes.htm cite book last Winkler first Gary R. coauthors title A Geologic Guide to Wrangell ... Geologic Map of the Wrangell Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska publisher USGS Scientific ... Alaska Volcano Observatory Wrangell Volcanic Field http gsc.nrcan.gc.ca volcanoes cat belt ... more details
Margarethe Mathilde von Wrangell , after 1928 Princess Andronikow , ne Baroness von Wrangell 7 January 1877 in Moscow &ndash 21 March 1932 in Stuttgart Hohenheim Hohenheim was a Baltic German agricultural chemist and the first female full professor at a Germany German university. ref cite journal author Mary Elvira Weeks title Margarethe von Wrangell Das Leben einer Frau, 1876 1932 Andronikow, Prince Wladimir journal J. Chem. Educ. year 1938 pages 298 299 volume 15 doi 10.1021 ed015p298.2 issue 6 ref Studies and early professional years Margarete von Wrangell originated from the old Baltic German ..., but managed to flee to Germany in 1918. Research Beginning in summer 1918, von Wrangell worked ..., Margarete von Wrangell s life and scientific work was known especially through her biography, published after her death and entitled Margarethe von Wrangell. A woman s life from 1876 to 1932. From ... in 1935 and went through several editions. In the Federal Republic of Germany, Margarete von Wrangell ... her In 1992, the government of North Rhine Westphalia created the Foundation Margarethe von Wrangell ... von Wrangell Stiftung eV ref and in 1997, the Ministry of Science, Research and Art of Baden W rttemberg Ministry of Science Baden W rttemberg launched the Margarete von Wrangell Habilitation ... von wrangellhabilitationsprogramm Margarete von Wrangell Habilitation Program for Women ref ... f nften russischen Auflage herausgegeben von M. von Wrangell. Verlagsbuchhandlung Paul Parey Berlin ... von Wrangell, F rstin Andronikof. ? 31. M rz 1932 zu Stuttgart journal Die Naturwissenschaften ... Wunderlich first2 Wiebke title Zum Beispiel Margarete von Wrangell journal Nachrichten aus der Chemie ... first6 H last7 Van Camp first7 W title Margarethe von Wrangell. Das Leben einer Frau. 1876 1932 ... Chemie volume 50 issue 1 pages 60 year 1937 pmid 21132684 doi 10.1002 ange.19370500120 DEFAULTSORT Wrangell ... 1932 deaths Category Royalty de Margarete von Wrangell ... more details
Infobox Protected area name Wrangell Saint Elias Wilderness iucn category Ib photo wrangell stelias.jpg map Alaska relief map caption location Wrangell Saint Elias National Park and Preserve , Alaska , United States USA nearest city lat d 61 lat m 16 lat s lat NS N long d 141 long m 36 long s long EW W area convert 9078675 acre ha established 1980 visitation num visitation year governing body National Park Service Wrangell Saint Elias Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska , United States . At convert 9078675 acre ha , it is the largest designated National Wilderness Preservation System U.S. Wilderness Area , and lies within Wrangell Saint Elias National Park and Preserve , the largest national park in the United States. It is a land of remote valleys, wild rivers, and a fabulous wildlife population that includes Dall sheep , Grizzly Bear grizzly bear s, American black bear black bear s, caribou , moose , bison , mountain goat s, wolves , wolverine s, beaver s, coyote s, fox es, and marmot s. In the north the glaciated peaks drop to tundra and boreal forested uplands. In the south massive glacier s spread from the mountains almost to the Gulf of Alaska . Several trails provide foot or horse access, but large braided rivers often stop progress unless a packraft is used. The classic route across the Wilderness links the gold rush era settlement of Chisana with the copper mining era community of McCarthy, via convert 100 mi km 1 of tundra, trails and gravel bars. Unmaintained trails lead through spruce forests near Chisana, across high tundra plains to the White River, below convert 16000 ft m 2 sing on mountains over Skolai Pass, and into the Chitistone Gorge and Canyon with waterfalls to convert 1500 ft m 1 high. Mosquito es are thick in the low country during the summer, and enough snow accumulates in the high country to make avalanche s a year round danger. On the Canada ... of Alaska Category Protected areas of Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska Category Wrangell St. Elias ... more details
Infobox Protected area name Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve iucn category II photo Mt Saint ... map AK map WSENP.svg map caption The location of Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve ... Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve are a United States national park and national preserve ... of Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Canada s Kluane National Park and Reserve . At 18,074 feet ... North America s largest subpolar icefield , glaciers, rivers, an Mount Wrangell active volcano , and the historic Kennecott Mines Kennecott copper mines . ref cite web url http www.npca.org parks wrangell st elias national park preserve.html title Wrangell St. Elias National Park & Preserve publisher ... 2012 03 08 ref The Wrangell Saint Elias Wilderness Wrangell St. Elias Wilderness is the largest designated ... upload WRST Foundation Statement 050610 Final Final.pdf title Wrangell St. Elias 2011 Foundation ... title Wrangell Saint Elias Directions publisher National Park Service date 2011 12 02 accessdate 2012 03 06 ref Chartered aircraft also fly into the park. ref name Directions ref Wrangell St. Elias ... FACT SHEET.pdf title Wrangell St. Elias Fact Sheet 2011 date accessdate 2012 03 06 publisher National ..., and accessibility. World Heritage Site The transborder park system Kluane Wrangell St. Elias Glacier Bay Tatshenshini Alsek comprising Wrangell St. Elias and three other national and provincial parks ... 6th editor Ann G. Harris, Esther Tuttle, and Sherwood D. Tuttle chapter 32 ref Wrangell St. Elias National ... sequence and history. This means that each terrane in Wrangell St. Elias a geologic history different from its surrounding area. There is the Yukon Tanana Terrane Alexander Terrane Wrangell Terrane ... were once a microplate or small tectonic plate, sort of like an island which moved throughout ... exposed rocks of the Wrangell St. Elias Park. Rock Forms foliated metamorphic rocks EX. Quartz mica ... from the metamorphosis of limestone. Wrangell Terrane The Wrangell Terrane s geologic history has ... more details
Infobox NRHP name St. Philip s Episcopal Church nrhp type image caption location 446 Church St., Wrangell, Alaska lat degrees 56 lat minutes 28 lat seconds 23 lat direction N long degrees 132 long minutes 22 long seconds 44 long direction W locmapin Alaska area built 1903 architect Oscar Carlson H.D. Campbell architecture Other added May 6, 1987 governing body Private refnum 87000654 ref name nris NRISref 2008a ref Portal Anglicanism St. Philip s Episcopal Church is an historic ECUSA Episcopal church located at 446 Church Street in Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell , Alaska . Its frame Vernacular architecture vernacular style church was built as the People s Church in 1903 by a Presbyterian congregation of Alaskan Natives under the direction of its minister, the Rev. Harry Prosper Corser. In 1905 the Rev. Mr. Corser and many of his congregation were received into the Episcopal Church by the Rt. Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe , the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska . Corser was later ordained an Episcopal priest and served the church which was consecrated at St. Phillip s until he retired in 1934. On May 6, 1987, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Saint Philip s Episcopal Church . ref name nris ref name southeastseafarer.org http www.southeastseafarer.org stphilips.html St. Philip s Episcopal Church website ref St. Philip s is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. The Rev. Paula Sampson and the Rev. Ian MacKenzie are its co rectors. ref name southeastseafarer.org References Reflist External links http www.southeastseafarer.org stphilips.html St. Philip s Episcopal Church website http members.tripod.com st philips Another website covering St. Philip s Episcopal Church NRHP in Alaska by borough and census area Registered Historic Places Category Buildings and structures in Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska Category Episcopal churches in Alaska Category Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic ... more details
File Map of Alaska highlighting Wrangell City and Borough.svg thumb 300px Location of Wrangell in Alaska This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wrangell, Alaska . This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell , Alaska , United States . The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map. ref NRHPGoogleMapFootnote ref There are 3 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city. NRHP date for lists Alaska GeoGroupTemplate NRHP header NRISref 2008b NRHP row pos 1 refnum 88001061 type NRHP article ETOLIN CANOE name ETOLIN CANOE address Tongass National Forest city Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell county Wrangell, Alaska date 1989 06 05 image lat 56.176667 lon 132.448333 description Description goes here NRHP row pos 2 refnum 04000658 type NRHP article JUDITH ANN Riverboat name JUDITH ANN Riverboat address Mile 12.25 on the Zimovia Highway city Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell county Wrangell, Alaska date 2004 07 07 image lat 56.323889 lon 132.346111 description Description goes here NRHP row pos 3 refnum 87000654 type NRHP article St. Philip s Episcopal Church Wrangell, Alaska name Saint Philip s Episcopal Church address 446 Church St. city Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell county Wrangell, Alaska date 1987 05 06 image lat 56.473056 lon 132.378889 description Description goes here See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Alaska National Register of Historic Places listings in Alaska References reflist National Register of Historic Places NRHP in Alaska by borough and census area Alaska Category National Register of Historic Places in Alaska by borough and census area Wrangell Category Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska ... more details
Infobox historic site name Kluane National Park and Reserve Kluane Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve Wrangell St. Elias Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Glacier Bay Tatshenshini Alsek Provincial Park Tatshenshini Alsek image Wrangell St. Elias National Park.jpg caption Glacier in Wrangell St. Elias National Park locmapin North America latitude 61.1975 longitude 140.992 coord display inline, title location Canada and the United States area Over convert 32000000 acre km2 governing body Parks Canada , BC Parks , National Park Service U.S. National Park Service designation1 World Heritage Site designation1 date 1979 small 3rd World Heritage Committee session small designation1 type Natural designation1 criteria vii, viii, ix, x designation1 number http whc.unesco.org en list 72 72 designation1 free1name State Party designation1 free1value Canada and the United States designation1 free2name Region designation1 free2value List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas Europe and North America designation1 free3name Extensions designation1 free3value 1992 1994 Kluane Wrangell ... web url http whc.unesco.org en list 72 title Kluane Wrangell St Elias Glacier Bay Tatshenshini Alsek ... and Reserve Canada Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve U.S. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ... Sites in Canada Category Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve Category Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Category Kluane National Park and Reserve es Kluane Wrangell St. Elias Bah a de los Glaciares Tatshenshini Alsek eu Kluane Wrangell St. Elias Glaziarren Badia Tatshenshini Alsek fr Kluane Wrangell Saint lie Glacier Bay Tatshenshini Alsek hu Nemzeti parkok Alaszka s Kanada hat r n ja no Kluane Wrangell St. Elias Glacier Bay Tatshenshini Alsek pt Kluane Wrangell St Elias Ba a Glacier Tatshenshini Alsek ru , , sv Kluane Wrangell St Elias Glacier Bay Tatshenshini ... more details
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Orphan date February 2009 Kadin Island is an island in the Alaska Panhandle of southeastern Alaska . It is located in the mouth of the Stikine River , convert 7 km mi 0 abbr on NW of WrangellIsland , Alexander Archipelago . Kadin Island is convert 3.5 km mi 0 abbr on in length. The highest point on the island is convert 431 m ft 0 abbr on above sea level. It belongs administratively to the City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska City and Borough of Wrangell . This island was named in 1863 by the surveyors of the Russia n corvette Russian corvette Rynda Rynda after pilot Mikhail Kadin , an Aleut people Aleut born in Atka , who was also a member of the surveying party. Kadin drew the charts in the Mikhail Tebenkov Tebenkov atlas, along with Kozma Terentev in Sitka between 1848 and 1850. ref http ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com pub usgenweb ak sitka history sitka02.txt The Story of Sitka ref References reflist http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p 108 3 15845223094965297813 NO P3 FID 1422910 USGS GNIS coord 56 31 44 N 132 27 27 W scale 100000 display title Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska Category Islands of the Alexander Archipelago WrangellAK geo stub ... more details
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
. ref name gnis gnis 1423751 Mitkof Island ref References references Wrangell Narrows Wrangell Narrows ... Y Mitkof Island Census Tract 2, Wrangell Petersburg Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau Category Mitkof Island Category Landforms of Petersburg Census Area, Alaska Category Islands of the Alexander ...File Petersburg Alaska 1.jpg thumb Petersburg in 2005, with hills of Mitkof Island in the background Mitkof Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska , at coord 56 35 54 N 132 48 33 W scale 500000 . between Kupreanof Island to the west and the Alaska mainland to the east. It is about convert 16 km mi abbr on wide and convert 28 km mi abbr on long with a land area of convert 539.7 km2 sqmi abbr on , making it the List of islands of the United States by area 30th largest island in the United States . The island is relatively flat with numerous muskeg s. The highest point is Crystal Mountain Alaska Crystal Mountain 3,317 feet . The city of Petersburg, Alaska Petersburg is on the north end of the island. The total population of the island was 3,364 at the United States Census, 2000 2000 census , almost all of it in the city of Petersburg. The Wrangell Narrows , ref Wrangell Narrows ref one of the six Listed Narrows of Southeast Alaska , runs from the south to the north end of Mitkof Island. Bordered by Mitkof Island on one side, and Kuprenof and Woewodski Island s on the other, the Wrangell Narrows creates the only navigable Inside Passage at this latitude. Because of its shallow depths, the largest cruise ships do not pass through these narrows. Spirit Creek is the southern most stream on the island in the Wrangell Narrows, just two miles from where the narrows opens onto Sumner Strait . ref http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p 154 2 7675718828358284 NO RP ref The first Europe an to sight the island was James Johnstone explorer James Johnstone , one ... The island is shown as separate from Kupreanof Island in a 1844 Russian chart, while the name was published ... 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
en& show geoid Y Woronkofski Island Block 1029, Census Tract 3, Wrangell Petersburg Census Area, Alaska ...Woronkofski Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska , United States . It is separated from WrangellIsland 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 ... Wrangell&DATA TYPE Overview,Economy Wrangell Community Database Online State of Alaska Commerce Department ... Archipelago Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska WrangellAK geo stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Refimprove date July 2007 Packsaddle Island 5,640 feet is a nunatak located in Wrangell St. Elias National Park , in Alaska . It is surrounded by the Kennicott Glacier , and sits near the base of Mount Blackburn 16,390 feet . References cite map publisher National Geographic title Wrangell St.Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska USA edition 1997 section 249 coord 61 39 05 N 143 07 31 W scale 100000 display title Category Landforms of Alaska Category Landforms of Valdez Cordova Census Area, Alaska ValdezCordovaAK geo stub ... more details
& format & lang en& show geoid Y Zarembo Island Block 1037, Census Tract 3, Wrangell Petersburg ...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 ... wrangell index.html Wrangell, Alaska webpage gnis 1415893 coord 56 21 21 N 132 50 09 W scale 500000 ... Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska WrangellAK geo stub ... more details
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