Quick Facts
in Chiniak Bay, 2.6 mi. E of Kodiak; Kodiak I. 2.7 miles long. 5 square miles in size.
Historytranslation of the descriptive name "Os(trov) Lysnoy given in 1804 by Lisianski (1814, p. 169). p. 51), stated "it is believed that the Russians were using it (Woody Island) as an agricultural colony as early as 1792 * * *." They also noted that the Russian American Ice Co. (Kodiak Ice Co. after 1867) imported horses (the first in Alaska) to Woody Island and built a road (the first in Alaska) around the island. building flourished both at Kodiak and Woody Island during the late 1800's" (p. 50). established the "Wood Island" Post Office, but it was discontinued in 1895.
FatalitiesOn August 26, 2024, 1 person died while kayaking. Read More
Channel Rock, Cyane Rock, Discovery Rocks, Hutchinson Reef, Kalsin Reef, Kodiak Rock, Nyman Spit, Pinnacle Rock, Refuge Rock, Saint George Rock, Vasilief Rock, Williams Reef,
Bays:Balika Basin, Balika Cove, Brookers Lagoon, Chasovina Cove, Chiniak Bay, Cook Bay, Crab Lagoon, Gibson Cove, Helen Bay, Icon Bay, Island Bay, Isthmus Bay, Kalsin Bay, Knee Bay, Kodiak Harbor, Little Cove, Middle Bay, Mill Bay, Monashka Bay, Neva Cove, Pelenga Bay, Saint Herman Bay, Saint Herman Harbor, Saint Paul Harbor, Shahafka Cove, Sunny Cove, Trip Cove, Vera Bay, Womens Bay,
Beaches:Finny Beach, Happy Beach, Holiday Beach,
Capes:Azimuth Point, Black Point, Broad Point, Bruhn Point, Cape Chiniak, Cape Greville, Chiniak Point, Cliff Point, Course Point, East Cape, Entrance Point, Icehouse Point, Isthmus Point, Midway Point, Miller Point, Naugolka Point, North Cape, Nyman Peninsula, Ostrof Point, Otmeloi Point, Ouzinkie Point, Pestriak Point, Pony Point, Sawmill Point, Shannon Point, South Point, Spruce Cape, Termination Point, Zapadni Point,
Channels:Narrow Strait, Narrow Strait, Ouzinkie Narrows, Woody Island Channel,
Cities:Cliffs:Dams:Bettinger A Dam, Chiniak Satellite Tracking Station Dam, City of Ouzinkie Dam, City of Ouzinkie Lower Dam, Lake Bettinger B Dam, Lake Bettinger C Dam, Lake Bettinger D Dam, Monashka Creek Dam, Pillar Creek 2 Main Dam Dike C, Pillar Creek Dam Number 2 Dike A, Pillar Creek Dam Number 3, Pillar Creek Number 1 Upper Dam A, Pillar Creek Number 1 Upper Dam B, Pillar Creek Number 2 Dike B Dam, Stovers Dam, Upper Reservoir Dam,
Fictional Places:Islands:Bird Island, Blodgett Island, Chiniak Island, Cliff Island, Crooked Island, Eider Island, Gull Island, Hanin Rock, Holiday Island, Humpback Rock, Inner Humpback Rock, Isthmus Island, Jug Island, Kalsin Island, Kekur Island, Kulichkof Island, Long Island, Mary Island, Middle Island, Near Island, Nelson Island, Popof Island, Prokoda Island, Puffin Island, Queer Island, Refuge Island, Rocky Islet, Round Island, Spruce Island, Svitlak Island, Taliudek Island, The Triplets, Twin Islet, Ugak Island, Uski Island, Utesistoi Island, Viesoki Island, Wooded Island, Woody Island, Zaimka Island,
Lakes:Abercrombie Lake, Beaver Lake, Lake Bettinger, Lake Catherine, Chiniak Lagoon, Chiniak Lake, Dark Lake, Dolgoi Lake, Dragonfly Lake, Elephant Lake, Genivieve Lake, Heitman Lake, Hidden Lakes, Horseshoe Lake, Icehouse Lake, Island Lake, Jupiter Lake, Kalsin Pond, Lilly Lake, Lily Pond Lake, Long Lake, Lake Louise, Mayflower Lake, Mission Lake, Neptune, Peninsula Lake, Potatopatch Lake, Salt Lake, Saturn Lake, Sawmill Lake, Seldevoe Lagoon, Snag Lake, Southern Lake, Tanignak Lake, Lake Una, Uranus,
Locales:Mountains:Devils Prongs, Heitman Mountain, Mount Herman, Monashka Mountain, Pillar Mountain,
Pillars:Ridges:Rivers:American River, Buskin River, Chiniak River, Olds River,
Streams:Bear Creek, Black Canyon Creek, Devils Creek, East Fork Twin Creek, Frank Creek, Kalsin Creek, Mayflower Creek, Monashka Creek, Myrtle Creek, Pillar Creek, Roslyn Creek, Salt Creek, Twin Creek, Virginia Creek, West Fork Twin Creek,
Routes:Barometer Mountain Trail, Boy Scout Trail, Near Island Trail, Old Womens Mountain Trail, Pillar Mountain Trail,
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