Cannon Island (Alaska)

Cannon Island is a small island in Sitka, Alaska, United States. It is connected to Baranof Island and Sitka by a gravel causeway, Cannon Island Drive.^[1] The island was named "Pushki" (Russian for cannon) by explorer Ivan Vasilyev in 1809.^[2]

Islands near Cannon Island are Minett Islet, Dove Island, Ring Island and Guertin Island.

References

^ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Southeast Alaska Harbors, Sitka: Environmental Impact Statement (1992), p. 156 ("There are no significant freshwater streams flowing into Jamestown Bay. The bay has been separated from Indian River by a gravel causeway constructed from Sawmill Creek Road to Cannon Island, which isolates Jamestown Bay from the estuarine influence of Indian River.")
^ Baker, Marcus. Geographic Dictionary of Alaska, p. 114 (1901)

"Cannon Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

57°02′36″N 135°18′01″W / 57.04333°N 135.30028°W / 57.04333; -135.30028

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[river-1] U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Southeast Alaska Harbors, Sitka: Environmental Impact Statement (1992), p. 156 ("There are no significant freshwater streams flowing into Jamestown Bay. The bay has been separated from Indian River by a gravel causeway constructed from Sawmill Creek Road to Cannon Island, which isolates Jamestown Bay from the estuarine influence of Indian River.")

[congress-2] Baker, Marcus. Geographic Dictionary of Alaska, p. 114 (1901)

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