This article is about the Alaskan island. For the Russian island, see Wrangel Island.
Wrangell Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle of southeastern Alaska. The island is 48 km (30 miles) long and 8 - 23 km (3 - 14 miles) wide. It is separated by the narrow Zimovia Strait mainland of Alaska. Wrangel Island (Russian: ОÑтров Ð’Ñ€Ð°Ð½Ð³ÐµÐ»Ñ Ostrov Vrangelya) is an island in the Arctic Ocean, between the Chukchi and East Siberian Seas, and belonging to the Russian Federation. ... A MODIS photograph of the Alexander Archipelago The Alexander Archipelago is an archipelago, or group of islands, off the southeast coast of Alaska. ... The Alaska Panhandle is the coast of the American state of Alaska, just west of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² 808 mi / 1,300 km 1,479 mi / 2,380 km 13. ...
This island is named after Ferdinand Wrangell, a Russian explorer and government official. Wrangel, Ferdinand Petrovich (Врангель, Фердинанд Петрович in Russian) (12. ...
The island contains the city and burough of Wrangell, Alaska. Wrangell Island is heavily forested and contains an abundance of wildlife. Wrangell is a city located in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska. ...
WrangelIsland (Russian: Остров Врангеля Ostrov Vrangelya) is an island in the Arctic Ocean, between the Chukchi and East Siberian Seas, and belonging to the Russian Federation.
The island is a breeding ground for polar bears (having the highest density of their dens in the world), seals and lemmings.
The island is named for Baron Ferdinand Wrangel (1797–1870) who, after hearing of stories of an island at WrangelIsland'scoordinates from some Chukchi, set off on an expedition (1820–1824) to discover the island, with no success.
The island is a breeding ground for polar bears, seals and lemmings.
The island is named for Baron Ferdinand Petrovich Wrangel who, after hearing of stories of an island at WrangelIsland'scoordinates from some Chukchi, set off on an expedition (1820-1824) to discover the island, with no success.
In 1911, a group of Russians made a landing on the island, and in 1921 Vilhjalmur Stefansson sent a small party of Inuit settlers in a speculative attempt to claim the island for Canada.
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