Information About

Sarichef Island

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 14' 40.999" N,
166 ° 6' 24.998" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Sarichef Island in Detail.

About

at mouth of Shishmaref Inlet, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Named in 1816 by Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue (1821, p. 204), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who wrote "I called the narrow island after our worthy vice-admiral, Saritscheff (sic)," Vice Admiral Gavrila Andreevich Sarichev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Topo Maps

Shishmaref A-3 (1950), Shishmaref A-3 (1950), Shishmaref (1950), Shishmaref (1950), Shishmaref (1950), Shishmaref (1950), Shishmaref (1950), Shishmaref A-3 NE (2014),

Places Near Sarichef Island

Bays:

Arctic Lagoon,

Cities:

Shishmaref,

Islands:

Egg Island, Sarichef Island,

Streams:

Goose Creek, Tin Creek,