Swan Lake

Swan Lake, is a small lake located in the center of the town of . It is a man-made lake, created during the Russian occupation of Alaska as an income source during the winter.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Sitka, Alaska, United States
  • Also known as: Ozero Lebyazhye

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel and Russian Mission Orphanage.

Church
Photo: Barek, Public domain.
St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, at Lincoln and Maksoutoff Streets in , . The earliest Orthodox cathedral in the New World, it was built in the nineteenth century, when Alaska was under the control of Russia, though this structure burned down in 1966.

Museum
The Russian Bishop's House, once the , is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in .

Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, or , is significant for being the original chapter of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, an Alaska-wide Native organization.

Swan Lake

Latitude
57.05718° or 57° 3′ 26″ north
Longitude
-135.33855° or 135° 20′ 19″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
94963M46+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 169816373
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
5557762
Wiki­data ID
Q7348463
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Swan Lake” goes by many names.
  • French: Swan Lake
  • Japanese: スワン湖 (アラスカ州)
  • Japanese: スワン湖

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