Baranof Island

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island landform

Baranof Island is a large, mountainous island in Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago known for its rugged coastline, dense forests, and the city of Sitka on its western shore.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Baranof Island mountains 1
Sitka Island 1
Wrangell Island 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
landform ⓘ
administrativeCenter Sitka ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Baranov Island ⓘ
Baranof Island ⓘ
surface form: Sitka Island
archipelago Alexander Archipelago ⓘ
climate maritime ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
governedAs part of City and Borough of Sitka ⓘ
hasCity Sitka ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Chatham Strait ⓘ
Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Sitka Sound ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
timber ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFeature deep fjords ⓘ
dense temperate rainforest ⓘ
hot springs ⓘ
rugged coastline ⓘ
steep mountains ⓘ
hasNearbyIsland Admiralty Island ⓘ
Admiralty Island ⓘ
surface form: Chichagof Island
hasNearbyWaterBody Peril Strait ⓘ
Salisbury Sound ⓘ
Silver Bay ⓘ
hasRecreation hiking ⓘ
sea kayaking ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ
hasSettlement Baranof Warm Springs ⓘ
Port Alexander ⓘ
Sitka ⓘ
Warm Springs Bay ⓘ
hasWildlife bald eagles ⓘ
black-tailed deer ⓘ
brown bears ⓘ
salmon ⓘ
largestCity Sitka ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
Panhandle of Alaska ⓘ
surface form: Alaska Panhandle

Alexander Archipelago ⓘ
Southeastern Alaska ⓘ
surface form: Southeast Alaska
mountainous true ⓘ
namedAfter Alexander Andreyevich Baranov ⓘ
partOf Alaska Maritime region ⓘ
Tongass National Forest ⓘ
region Tongass National Forest ⓘ
surface form: Southeast Alaska rainforest
vegetation temperate rainforest ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baranof Island → alsoKnownAs → Baranof Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sitka Island
Southeastern Alaska → contains → Baranof Island ⓘ
Alexander Archipelago → hasIsland → Baranof Island ⓘ
Alexander Archipelago → hasIsland → Baranof Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wrangell Island
Sitka Sound → hasIsland → Baranof Island ⓘ
Alaska Raptor Center → locatedOn → Baranof Island ⓘ
Sheetʼká → locatedOn → Baranof Island ⓘ
Sitka → locatedOn → Baranof Island ⓘ
Sitka Sound Science Center → locatedOn → Baranof Island ⓘ
St. Michael’s Cathedral → locatedOn → Baranof Island ⓘ
Sitka Sound → nearbyMountainRange → Baranof Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baranof Island mountains