Refuge Island

Refuge Island is an islet in , . Refuge Island is situated near the hamlet .
  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
  • …was formerly known as “Poverty Island”
  • Description: island in Kodiak Island Borough, United States of America
  • Also known as
    “Ostrov Ubezhishcha”
    “Ostrov Ubezhisheha”
    “Poverty Rock”
    “Refuge Rock”
    “Ubezhitsha”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kodiak.
Coast Guard, Public domain.
Island is in southwestern , in the Gulf of Alaska, 250 miles south of Anchorage.

Refuge Island

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
57.74616° or 57° 44′ 46″ north
Longitude
-152.29978° or 152° 17′ 59″ west
Open location code
9399PPW2+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105283389
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
5872621
Wiki­data ID
Q49674480

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

“Refuge Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Refuge Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Alaska)”
  • Cebuano: “Refuge Island”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Refuge Island”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Aleksashkina and Chiniak.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dolgoi Lake and Long Island.

Alaska: Highlights

Learn more about Juneau and Anchorage.
“One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.”

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.