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Sitkinak Island

Sitkinak Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kodiak Island
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 200 ft (60.96 m)
Mountains :
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Located in Tinity Island south of Kodiak Island.

History of Sitkinak Island

Eskimo name published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Os(trov) Sitkhunak;" by Admiral von Krusenstern (1827, map 17), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), 25 Os(trov) "Sitchunack;" and by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 22), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "O(strov) Sitkhinak".