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Saint Michael Island

Saint Michael Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Nome (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 259 ft (78.94 m)
About

on Norton Sound, separated from mainland by North Branch Big St. Michael Canal, 40 mi. SW of Unalakleet, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History of Saint Michael Island

Name reported in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Ostrov Mikhaila" or "Mikhail Island." See Saint Michael, village.