Information About

Liesnoi Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

Elevation:

49 ft (14.94 m)

About

between Eliza and Woewodski Harbors, off SE coast of Admiralty I., 14 mi. NE of Tyee; Alex. Arch.

History of Liesnoi Island

named in 1838 by Captain Lieutenant D. F. Zarembo; published as "Os(trov) Lysnoy" meaning "wooded island" in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Liesnoi Island

Cities:

Hood Bay,

Archipelagos:

Galankin Islands,

Areas:

Polivnoi Rocks,

Bays:

Cannery Cove, Chapin Bay, Donkey Bay, Eliza Harbor, Henrys Arm, Herring Bay, Little Pybus Bay, Sheldon Cove, South Arm Hood Bay, Woewodski Harbor, Wolfe Cabin,

Capes:

Point Napean, Point Brightman, Bluff Point, Club Point, Deepwater Point, File Point, Jaw Point, Log Point, Loon Point, Pin Point, Pio Point, Saw Point, Sharp Point, Thumb Point,

Channels:

North Passage, South Passage, West Channel,

Islands:

Carroll Island, Grave Island, Liesnoi Island, Midway Islands, Southwest Islands, Spruce Island,

Lakes:

Eliza Lake,

Mountains:

Bear Pass Mountain, Mount Saffran, Soapberry Mountain,