Information About

Zarembo Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Zarembo Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 21' 20.999" N,
132 ° 50' 8.999" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Coffman Cove

Elevation

892 ft (271.88 m)

Zarembo Island in Detail.

About

between Kupreanof and Etolin Is., Alex. Arch. 15 miles wide

History

Published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396 as "Os(trov) Zarembo." Named for Captain Lieutenant Dionysius Fedorovich Zarembo who made surveys in this vicinity in 1834 and 1838. Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), called it "Duke of York Island" in 1793.