Information About

Chichagof Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 52' 25" N,
135 ° 46' 35" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Pelican

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

2267 ft (690.98 m)

Tributaries

Lydonia Island, Neka Island, Apex Mountain, Cub Mountain, Doolth Mountain, Finger Mountain, Freeburn Mountain, Goon Dip Mountain, Hirst Mountain, Khaz Peak, Mine Mountain, Mineral Mountain, Neka Mountain, El Nido Peak, Rust Mountain, Vein Mountain, Wedge Mountain, Whitestripe Mountain, Williams Hill, Moore Mountains, Sonyakay Ridge,

Chichagof Island in Detail.

Getting There


About

extends SE from Cross Sound and Icy Strait to Peril Strait, Alex. Arch. 72 miles long.


History

Named in 1805 by Captain U. F. Lisianski, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for Admiral Vasili Yakov Chichagov, who expolored in the Arctic regions in 1765-66. This island was previously known as "Yakobi," a name given to an island off the northwest coast of Chichagof Island. See Yakobi Island.

Chichagof Island Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Chichagof Island.

Topo Maps

Sitka D-6 (1948), Sitka D-6 (1951), Sitka D-6 (1951), Sitka D-6 (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka D-6 (2000), Sitka D-6 SE (2017),
Related Places
Sonyakay Ridge,
Places Near Chichagof Island
Bays:

Douglass Bay, Eight Fathom Bight, Long Bay, Neka Bay, North Arm Hoonah Sound, North Bight, Patterson Bay, Salt Chuck, Salt Lake Bay, South Bight,

Capes:

Pedersen Point, Reynard Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, North Arm Hoonah Sound, South Arm Hoonah Sound,

Islands:

Bell Island, Chichagof Island, Chimney Rock, Grassy Rock, Midway Island, Midway Rocks, Moser Island, Neka Island, Nelson Island,

Mountains:

Neka Mountain, Rust Mountain,

Rivers:

Neka River,

Streams:

Granite Creek, Seagull Creek,

Routes:

Lisianski River Portage Trail,