Bamdoroshni Island

Bamdoroshni Island is an islet in Sitka, Southeastern Alaska.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church and Sitka National Historical Park.

Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church

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 Sitka, Alaska. 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. Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church is situated 1½ miles north of Bamdoroshni Island.

Sitka National Historical Park

Park

Photo: Lordkinbote, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Sitka National Historical Park is a national historical park in Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was redesignated as a national historical park from its previous status as national monument on October 18, 1972. Sitka National Historical Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bamdoroshni Island.

Japonski Island

Island

Japonski Island is a small island in the city of Sitka in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, United States. It lies across the Sitka Channel from Sitka's central business district. Japonski Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Bamdoroshni Island.

Bamdoroshni Island

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Bamdorotchnoi Island”, “Ostrov Bamdoroshinyy”, and “Russian Island”
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude

57.02614° or 57° 1′ 34″ north

Longitude

-135.33493° or 135° 20′ 6″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

94962MG8+F2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 15681770

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5844526

Wikidata ID

Q49632309

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In Other Languages

“Bamdoroshni Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bamdoroshni Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Goddard Hot Springs and Baranof Warm Springs.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sheep Island and McClellan Group.

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