Native name: Tlikh | |
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Geography | |
Archipelago | Alexander Archipelago |
Area | 167.47 sq mi (433.7 km2) |
Length | 24 mi (39 km) |
Width | 9 mi (14 km) |
Highest elevation | 3,201 ft (975.7 m) |
Highest point | Mount Edgecumbe |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Alaska |
Kruzof Island (Russian: остров Крузов) is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska at 57°10′14″N 135°40′29″W / 57.17056°N 135.67472°W. It is about 16 km (10 mi) west of Sitka, and is part of the City and Borough of Sitka. It was named in 1805 by Captain U.T. Lisianski as Crooze Island,[1] after a Russian Admiral.[2] It hosts the region's only volcano, Mount Edgecumbe.
In 1849, Captain Tebenkov recorded the Tlingit name for the island as being Tlikh.[2]
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