Kadin Island

Kadin Island is an island in the Alaska Panhandle of southeastern Alaska. It is located in the mouth of the Stikine River, 7 km (4 mi) NW of Wrangell Island, Alexander Archipelago.

Kadin Island is 3.5 km (2 mi) in length. The highest point on the island is 1,810 ft (550 m) above sea level.^[1] It belongs administratively to the City and Borough of Wrangell.

This island was named in 1863 by the surveyors of the Russian corvette after pilot , an Aleut born in Atka, who was also a member of the surveying party. Kadin drew the charts in the Tebenkov atlas, along with in Sitka between 1848 and 1850.^[2]

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^ "Coast Pilot 8". NOAA. 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "The Story of Sitka". Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-08-18.

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kadin Island

Coordinates: 56°31′44″N 132°27′27″W / 56.52889°N 132.45750°W / 56.52889; -132.45750

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[1] "Coast Pilot 8". NOAA. 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[2] "The Story of Sitka". Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-08-18.

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