Information About

Kupreanof Strait

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 59' 49.999" N,
153 ° 10' 27.998" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Kupreanof Strait in Detail.

About

extends NW from Whale I., between Raspberrt and Kodiak Islands.

History

Name derived from Kupreanof Island and published in 1849 by the Russian American Company. Called "Proliv Karlukskiy" or "Karluk Strait" (probably for village or Karluk) in 1839 or 1840 by Murashev. The descriptive name "Proliv Syvernot," meaning "Northern Strait," was published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 23).

Topo Maps

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Places Near Kupreanof Strait

Bays:

Driver Bay, Dry Spruce Bay, Malina Bay, Malka Bay, Muskomee Bay, Onion Bay, Selief Bay, Viekoda Bay, Yukuk Bay,

Capes:

Bukti Point, Cape Nuniliak, Dolphin Point, Drying Point, Gori Point, Kupreanof Peninsula, Last Timber Point, Malina Point, Naugolka Point, Ostrovka Point, Outlet Cape, Perenosa Point, Rolling Point, Seiba Point, Steep Cape, Tiger Cape, Ustia Point,

Channels:

Kupreanof Strait, Raspberry Strait, Uganik Passage,

Dams:

Port Wakefield Dam,

Islands:

Bare Island, Dry Spruce Island, Raspberry Island, Uganik Island,

Lakes:

Lower Malina Lake, Upper Malina Lake,

Mountains:

Cloud Peak, Godfrey Mountain, Kupreanof Mountain, Mount Lowell Wakefield,

Pillars:

Streams:

Bear Creek, Malina Creek,

Cities:

Port Wakefield,