Information About

Liesnoi Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Liesnoi Island on The Map

Location

57 ° 9' 56.999" N,
134 ° 16' 35" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

49 ft (14.94 m)

Liesnoi Island in Detail.

About

between Eliza and Woewodski Harbors, off SE coast of Admiralty I., 14 mi. NE of Tyee; Alex. Arch.

History

named in 1838 by Captain Lieutenant D. F. Zarembo; published as "Os(trov) Lysnoy" meaning "wooded island" in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396.