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Mitkof Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska between Kupreanof Island to the west and the Alaskan mainland to the east. It is approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) wide and 28 km (17 mi) long with a land area of 539.7 km2 (208.4 sq mi), making it the 30th largest island in the United States. Much of the island is managed as part of the Tongass National Forest.
The island is relatively flat with numerous muskegs. The highest point is Crystal Mountain 3,317 ft (1,011 m).
The city of Petersburg is on the north end of the island. The total population of the island was 3,364 at the 2000 census, almost all of it in the city of Petersburg.
The island is surrounded by Frederick Sound to the north, Dry Strait to the east, Sumner Strait to the south, and Wrangell Narrows to the west. Bordered by Mitkof Island on one side, and Kuprenof and Woewodski Islands on the other, the Wrangell Narrows creates the only navigable 'Inside Passage' at this latitude and is one of the six Listed Narrows of Southeast Alaska. Because of their shallow depths, the largest cruise ships do not pass through Wrangell Narrows or through Dry Strait. Spirit Creek is the southernmost stream on the island in the Wrangell Narrows, just two miles from where the narrows opens onto Sumner Strait.[1]
The first European to sight the island was James Johnstone, one of George Vancouver's officers during his 1791-95 expedition, in 1793.[2] The island is shown as separate from Kupreanof Island in an 1844 Russian chart, while the name was published in 1848 on a Russian Hydrographic Department chart as "Os(trov) Mitkova" for an Admiral Prokofy Mitkov.[3][4]
References
- "U.S. Board on Geographic Names".
- Vancouver, George, and John Vancouver (1801). A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world. London: J. Stockdale.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mitkof Island
- Владимирский след на мировой карте/Vladimir's Mark on the World Map
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[de] Mitkof Island
Mitkof Island ist eine Insel im Alexanderarchipel im südöstlichen Alaska, die zwischen Kupreanof Island im Westen und dem alaskischen Festland im Osten liegt. Die Insel hatte bei dem Zensus 2000 3364 Einwohner, von denen die meisten in der Stadt Petersburg am nördlichen Ende der Insel leben.- [en] Mitkof Island
[es] Isla de Mitkof
La isla de Mitkof es una isla situada en Alaska, más concretamente en el Archipiélago Alexander en Estados Unidos. En el sureste de Alaska está situado en las coordenadas 56°40′00″N 132°47′00″O y tiene una extensión de 539,7 km². Tiene una población de 3 364 habitantes. Su ciudad más poblada es San Petersburgo. La isla es llana con vegetación preponderante de musgos.[fr] Île Mitkof
L'île Mitkof est une île de l'archipel Alexandre, au sud-est de l'état d'Alaska aux États-Unis. Elle fait 28 km de longueur et de 16 km de largeur. C'est la trentième plus grande île des États-Unis.[it] Mitkof Island
Mitkof Island fa parte dell'arcipelago Alexander, nell'Alaska sud-orientale (Stati Uniti d'America). Amministrativamente appartiene al Borough di Petersburg. La sua popolazione ammontava a 3 364 persone secondo l'ultimo censimento del 2000[2] quasi tutte abitanti a Petersburg, cittadina a nord dell'isola. Gran parte dell'isola è gestita dalla Tongass National Forest[3].[ru] Остров Миткова
Остров Миткова (англ. Mitkof Island) — остров в составе архипелага Александра, штат Аляска, США к востоку от острова Купреянова.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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