Information About

Poltava Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 0' 27" N,
156 ° 28' 23.999" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

King Salmon

Elevation

200 ft (60.96 m)

Poltava Island in Detail.

About

in Pacific Ocean, near entrance to Port Wrangell, on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, 37 mi. NE of Sutwil I., Aleutian Range

History

Russian name given in 1832 by Ensign Vasiliev; published in 1836 by Captain F.P. Lutke, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "O(strov) Poltava," meaning "Poltava Island."

Topo Maps

Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1948), Ugashik (1949), Ugashik A-2 (1951), Ugashik A-2 (1951), Ugashik A-2 (1951), Ugashik A-2 (1951), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963),

Places Near Poltava Island

Bars:

Aiugnak Columns, Kilokak Rocks,

Bays:

Agripina Bay, Port Wrangell,

Capes:

Cape Kilokak, Cape Providence,

Islands:

Ashiiak Island, David Island, Devils Finger, Flat Island, Lone Rock, Navy Island, Poltava Island,

Rivers:

Agripina River,

Streams:

Glacier Creek, Kilokak Creek,