56 ° 48' 40.561" N,
132 ° 57' 4.475" W
Petersburg (CA)
52 ft (15.85 m)
population 1,592, on N end of Mitkof I., at N entrance to Wrangell Narrows, 32 mi. NW of Wrangell, Alex. Arch.
HistoryKnown as the "Little Norway" of Alaska. Petersburg is inhabited largely by Scandinavians whose chief occupations are fishing, canning, lumbering and fur farming. The town frew up around a salmon cannery and a sawmill built in 1897-99 by Peter Buschmann, after whom it was named. A post office was obtained in 1900 (Ricks, 1965, p. 51). Two old storage plants, five canneries, and a sawmill are maintained here as well as an experimental fur farm under the diretion of the University of Alaska. Petersburg's population was 1,252 in 1945; 1,323 in 1950. It is an outfitting point for game hunters and is well known for its "Petersburg" shrimp taken from nearby waters (Colby, 1945, p. 146).
FatalitiesOn May 11, 2008, 1 person died while hunting. Read More
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Snow Goose, Black Turnstone, Black-legged Kittiwake, Common Redpoll, Sandhill Crane, Surf Scoter, Canada Goose, Barrow's Goldeneye, White-winged Crossbill, Mallard, Herring Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Golden-crowned Sparrow, White-winged Scoter, Common Gull, Pine Siskin, Pacific Loon, Red-necked Phalarope, Red Crossbill, Violet-green Swallow, Dark-eyed Junco, Long-tailed Duck, Common Raven, Bonaparte's Gull, Bufflehead, Horned Grebe, Vaux's Swift, Pelagic Cormorant, Belted Kingfisher, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Cedar Waxwing, Greater White-fronted Goose, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Red-throated Loon, Barn Swallow, Bohemian Waxwing, Lincoln's Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Trumpeter Swan, Blue-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Redhead, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Black Oystercatcher, Surfbird, Common Murre, Cassin's Auklet, Iceland Gull, Arctic Tern, Common Loon, Cattle Egret, Bald Eagle, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Cliff Swallow, Pacific Wren, Common Starling, American Robin, House Sparrow, Buff-bellied Pipit, Snow Bunting, Orange-crowned Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Wood Duck, Gadwall, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, King Eider, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Band-tailed Pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, American Coot, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Rock Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Wandering Tattler, Parasitic Jaeger, Pigeon Guillemot, Marbled Murrelet, Ancient Murrelet, Rhinoceros Auklet, Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, Glaucous Gull, Yellow-billed Loon, Sooty Shearwater, Double-crested Cormorant, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Western Screech-Owl, Snowy Owl, Northern Pygmy-owl, Short-eared Owl, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Western Wood-Pewee, Great Crested Flycatcher, Northern Shrike, Steller's Jay, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Townsend's Solitaire, Varied Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Brambling, Bullfinch, American Goldfinch, Rustic Bunting, Chipping sparrow, American Tree Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeak, Rock Pigeon
Burnt Island Reef, California Boulder Patch, Colorado Reef, Coply Reef, North Ledge, Prolewy Rocks, South Ledge, Spike Rock,
Bays:Bock Bight, Brown Cove, Cape Strait, Halfmoon Anchorage, Hoagies Hole, Icy Cove, Little Duncan Bay, Long Pond, Scow Bay,
Capes:Point Agassiz, Point Agassiz Peninsula, Point Humbug, Anchor Point, Bayou Point, Beacon Point, Blind Point, Blunt Point, Danger Point, False Island Point, Finger Point, Frederick Point, Green Point, Hood Point, Island Point, Lindenberg Peninsula, Mountain Point, North Point, Prolewy Point, Rock Point, Spruce Point, Spurt Point, Turn Point, Point Vandeput, Vexation Point, Wood Point,
Channels:Duncan Canal, Keene Channel, Petersburg Bar Range, Wrangell Narrows,
Cities:Dams:Crystal Lake Dam, Petersburg Dam, Petersburg Lower Reservoir Dam,
Fictional Places:Flats:Boulder Flats, North Flat, South Flat,
Islands:Big Bowlder, Big Saltery Island, Blind Island, Blowdown Island, Burnt Island, Bush Top Island, Christmas Island, Cloverleaf Island, Emily Island, Green Rocks, Grief Island, Jewell Island, Keene Island, Little Saltery Island, McDonald Islands, Mitkof Island, Pearl Island, Prolewy Rocks, Ruth Island, Sasby Island, Sukoi Islets, Woody Island,
Lakes:Brown Cove Lake, Colp Lake, Ess Lake, Falls Lake, Green Rocks Lake, Petersburg Reservoir,
Mountains:De Long Peak, Del Monte Peak, Hall Peak, Horn Mountain, Hunt Peak, Kane Peak, Narrows Peak, Petersburg Mountain, Scott Peak, Sheridan Peak, Sherman Peak, Survey Mountains, Waterfall Peak,
Parks:Beecher Pass State Marine Park,
Mountain Passes:Rivers:Blind River, Muddy River, Patterson River,
Streams:Cascade Creek, Coho Creek, Colorado Creek, Delta Creek, Falls Creek, Fivemile Creek, Petersburg Creek, Taain Creek, Twelvemile Creek, Twin Creek,
Cities:Routes:Colp Lake Trail, Duncan Canal Portage, Petersburg Lake Trail, Petersburg Trail, Raven Trail, Ruth Lake Trail, Swan Lake Trail,
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