Information About

Liesnoi Island

Quick Facts

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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.

Topo Maps

Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Liesnoi Island

Cities:

Hood Bay,

Archipelagos:

Galankin Islands,

Areas:

Polivnoi Rocks,

Bays:

Cannery Cove, Chapin Bay, Donkey Bay, Eliza Harbor, Henrys Arm, Herring Bay, Little Pybus Bay, Sheldon Cove, South Arm Hood Bay, Woewodski Harbor, Wolfe Cabin,

Capes:

Point Napean, Point Brightman, Bluff Point, Club Point, Deepwater Point, File Point, Jaw Point, Log Point, Loon Point, Pin Point, Pio Point, Saw Point, Sharp Point, Thumb Point,

Channels:

North Passage, South Passage, West Channel,

Islands:

Carroll Island, Grave Island, Liesnoi Island, Midway Islands, Southwest Islands, Spruce Island,

Lakes:

Eliza Lake,

Mountains:

Bear Pass Mountain, Mount Saffran, Soapberry Mountain,