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Zarembo Island

Zarembo Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Wrangell
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 892 ft (271.88 m)
About

between Kupreanof and Etolin Is., Alex. Arch. 15 miles wide

History of Zarembo Island

Published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396 as "Os(trov) Zarembo." Named for Captain Lieutenant Dionysius Fedorovich Zarembo who made surveys in this vicinity in 1834 and 1838. Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), called it "Duke of York Island" in 1793.