Information About

Poltava Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City:

King Salmon

Elevation:

200 ft (60.96 m)

About

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

History of Poltava Island

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."

Found on the following 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,