Information About

Golovni Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 48' 7.999" N,
135 ° 29' 26.999" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Sitka

Part of

Necker Islands

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Golovni Island in Detail.

About

in Necker Is., W of Baranof I., 20 mi. SW of Sitka; Alex. Arch.

History

originally named "Ostrov Golomyannoy," meaning "sea breeze island," by Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). was applied to this island in 1880 and published on British Admiralty (Brit. Adm.) Chart 2337. "golovnya," meaning "firebrand."

Topo Maps

Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander D-5 (1951), Port Alexander D-5 (1951), Port Alexander D-5 (1951), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander D-5 SE (2017),
Places Near Golovni Island
Cities:

The Redoubt,

Archipelagos:

Kutchuma Islands, Necker Islands, Saint Lazaria Islands, Taigud Islands,

Areas:

South Rocks,

Bars:

Biorka Reef, Frosty Reef, Liar Rocks, Middle Rock, North Rock, Vasilief Bank,

Bays:

Aleutkina Bay, Big Bay, Crane Cove, Herring Bay, Hot Springs Bay, Kanga Bay, Kidney Cove, Kliuchevoi Bay, Marsh Bay, Mielkoi Cove, Pirate Cove, President Bay, Redoubt Bay, Rocky Cove, Samsing Cove, Sandy Cove, Sevenfathom Bay, Sitka Sound, Symonds Bay, Three Entrance Bay,

Capes:

Point Woodhouse, Cape Burunof, Hanus Point, Kliuchef Peninsula, Peresheek Point, Povorotni Point, Shoals Point, Silver Point,

Channels:

Biorka Channel, Cameron Pass, Dorothy Narrows, Eastern Channel, First Narrows, Islet Passage, Koka Island Passage, Windy Passage,

Hills:

The Beehive,

Islands:

Ataku Island, Belknap Islands, Berry Island, Biali Rock, Biorka Island, Blackbird Island, Boidarkin Island, Calligan Island, Calming Island, Caution Island, Cobb Island, The Eckholms, Elovoi Island, Emgeten Island, Entrance Islet, Error Island, Fankuda Islet, Fassett Island, Fragrant Island, Galkin Island, Glagolm Island, Golf Island, Goloi Island, Golovni Island, Gornoi Island, Gull Islet, Gunboat Rock, Hanus Islet, Ilput Island, Impassible Island, Jacknife Islands, Jacob Rock, John Rock, Jug Island, Kaiuchali Island, Kamennoi Island, Kanga Island, Kirbas Island, Kita Island, Kliuchevoi Island, Koka Island, Kolash Island, Korga Island, Kulichkof Rock, Lava Island, Legma Island, Liesnoi Island, Liesnoi Island, Little Biorka Island, Little Wrangell Island, Long Island, Low Island, Luce Island, Maid Island, Martin Island, Mertz Island, Naerie Rock, Nameless Island, North Rock, Obsechki Island, Peisar Island, Pishak Island, Rachek Island, Road Island, Rogers Island, Round Island, Scow Island, Sosnovoi Island, Taigud Island, Tava Island, Terbilon Island, Tiurpa Island, Torsar Island, Ulinoi Island, Unishka Island, Urilof Island, Vasilief Rock, Viesokoi Rock, Vitskari Island, Vitskari Rocks, Wrangell Island, Zenobia Rock,

Mountains:

Camel Mountain, Mount Dranishnikof, Mount Kinkaid, Mount Kliuchef,

Mountain Ranges:

The Pyramids,

Rivers:

Dranishnikov River,

Streams:

Kizhuchia Creek,

Cities:

Goddard,