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Chichagof Island is an island in the The Alexander Archipelago is an archipelago, or group of islands, off the southeast coast of Alaska. ...Alexander Archipelago of southeastern State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski Official languages English Area 1,717,854 km² (1st) - Land 1,481,347 km² - Water 236,507 km² (13. ...Alaska, 57°51′ N 135°34′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=57_51_N_135_34_W_). It is 5,398 km² (2,080 sq. miles) in area. It is 120 km (75 miles) long and 80 km (50 miles) wide. Chichagof Island is north of Baranof Island, also sometimes called Baranov Island or Sitka Island, is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle, in Alaska. ...Baranof Island. It is bounded by The Chatham Strait is a narrow passage of the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska. ...Chatham Strait to the east, The Icy Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska, at about 58°14 N 135°30 W. The strait separates Chichagof Island to the south and the Alaska mainland, to the north. ...Icy Strait to the northeast, The Cross Sound is a passage in the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska between Chichagof Island, to its south and a peninsula of the Alaska mainland, to its north. ...Cross Sound to the northwest, the The Gulf of Alaska is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are to be found. ...Gulf of Alaska to the west and Peril Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska at 57° N 135° W. It is between Chichagof Island to its north and Baranof Island to its south. ...Peril Strait to the south. This island is named after Admiral Vasili Yakovlevich Chichagov (1726-1809) was an admiral in the Russian Navy and an explorer. ...Vasili Chichagov, a Russian Arctic explorer. |