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]
References[]
- ^ "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.
Coordinates: 56°31′44″N 132°27′27″W / 56.52889°N 132.45750°W
Categories:
- Islands of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska
- Islands of the Alexander Archipelago
- Islands of Alaska
- Southeast Alaska geography stubs