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Tiurpa Island

Tiurpa Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Sitka
Nearest City:
Part of:
Elevation:
  • 69 ft (21.03 m)
About

in Necker Is., on W coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.

History of Tiurpa Island

Named in 1809 by the Russian navigator, Ivan Vasiliev the first; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "O(strov) Tyurpa," or "Tyurpa Island."

Places Near Tiurpa Island
Cities:

The Redoubt,

Archipelagos:

Kutchuma Islands, Necker Islands, Rakof Islands, Taigud Islands,

Areas:

South Rocks,

Bars:

Biorka Reef, Frosty Reef, Liar Rocks, Middle Rock, North Rock, Rocky Patch, Simpson Rock, Tsaritsa Rock, Vasilief Bank,

Bays:

Aleutkina Bay, Big Bay, Birdsnest Bay, Camp Coogan Bay, Crane Cove, Deep Inlet, Herring Bay, Hot Springs Bay, Kanga Bay, Kidney Cove, Kliuchevoi Bay, Leesoffskaia Bay, Marsh Bay, Mielkoi Cove, No Thorofare Bay, Pirate Cove, President Bay, Redoubt Bay, Rocky Cove, Samsing Cove, Sandy Cove, Scow Bay, Sevenfathom Bay, Sitka Sound, Symonds Bay, Three Entrance Bay,

Capes:

Point Woodhouse, Aspid Cape, Cape Burunof, Hanus Point, Kliuchef Peninsula, Peresheek Point, Povorotni Point, Shoals Point, Silver Point,

Channels:

Biorka Channel, Cameron Pass, Dorothy Narrows, Eastern Channel, First Narrows, Islet Passage, Koka Island Passage, Middle Channel, Second Narrows, Walker Channel, Windy Passage,

Hills:

The Beehive,

Islands:

Ataku Island, Bamdoroshni Island, Beauchamp Island, Belknap Islands, Berry Island, Biali Rock, Biorka Island, Blackbird Island, Boidarkin Island, Calligan Island, Calming Island, Caution Island, Cobb Island, The Eckholms, Elovoi Island, Emgeten Island, Entrance Islet, Error Island, Fankuda Islet, Fassett Island, Fragrant Island, Galankin Island, Galkin Island, Glagolm Island, Golf Island, Golovni Island, Gornoi Island, Gull Islet, Gunboat Rock, Hanus Islet, Ilput Island, Impassible Island, Jacknife Islands, Jacob Rock, John Rock, Jug Island, Kaiuchali Island, Kamennoi Island, Kanga Island, Katz Island, Kayak Islands, Kirbas Island, Kita Island, Kliuchevoi Island, Koka Island, Kolash Island, Korga Island, Kulichkof Rock, Legma Island, Liesnoi Island, Little Biorka Island, Little Wrangell Island, Lodge Island, Long Island, Low Island, Luce Island, Maid Island, Martin Island, McClellan Group, Mertz Island, Naerie Rock, Nameless Island, North Rock, Obsechki Island, Passage Islands, Peisar Island, Pishak Island, Pritchard Rock, Rachek Island, Road Island, Rogers Island, Round Island, Scow Island, Sheep Island, Slate Islets, Sosnovoi Island, Taigud Island, Tava Island, Terbilon Island, Tiurpa Island, Torsar Island, Ulinoi Island, Unishka Island, Urilof Island, Vasilief Rock, Viesokoi Rock, Vitskari Island, Vitskari Rocks, Whale Island, Wrangell Island, Zenobia Rock,

Lakes:

Redoubt Lake,

Mountains:

Camel Mountain, Mount Dranishnikof, Mount Kinkaid, Mount Kliuchef, Mount Longenbaugh, Mount Sharp, Sugarloaf Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

The Pyramids,

Rivers:

Dranishnikov River,

Streams:

Kizhuchia Creek,

Cities:

Goddard,