Kruzof Island
Kruzof Island | ||
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Kruzof Island left between Chichagof Island and Baranof Island | ||
Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
Archipelago | Alexander Archipelago | |
Geographical location | 57 ° 8 ′ N , 135 ° 41 ′ W | |
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length | 38.6 km | |
width | 14.4 km | |
surface | 433.7 km² | |
Highest elevation |
Mount Edgecumbe 975 m |
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Residents | uninhabited |
Kruzof Island is an uninhabited, 433.7 km² island in the borough Sitka , located in the Alexander Archipelago in the US state of Alaska . Kruzof Island is named after the Russian explorer Yuri Fjodorowitsch Lisjanski , who discovered it in 1805. The island has a length of 38.6 km and a maximum width of about 14.4 km and is a rather smaller island in the Alexander Archipelago, but is the 41st largest island in the United States . The highest point reached the Mount Edgecumbe with a 975 m in the south of the island.
Web links
- Kruzof Island (alaska.org)
- Kruzof Island on kcaw.org