Information About

Sarichef Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Nome (CA)

Nearest City:

Shishmaref

Elevation:

20 ft (6.1 m)

About

at mouth of Shishmaref Inlet, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History of Sarichef Island

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).

Found on the following 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,