Length 7 km (4.3 mi) Population 591 (2006) | Highest elevation 6 m (20 ft) Elevation 6 m | |
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Location Nome Census Area, Alaska | ||
Sarichef Island is a long and narrow coastal island on the Chukchi Sea-facing coast of Alaska. It is located at the mouth of the Shishmaref Inlet, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low
Map of Sarichef Island, Shishmaref, AK 99772, USA
Sarichef Island is 7 km (4.3 mi) in length. The highest point on the island is 6 m (19.7 ft) above sea level.
Shishmaref town and Shishmaref Airport are located on this island.
This island was named in 1816 by explorer Lt. Otto von Kotzebue, of the Imperial Russian Navy, "in the honor of his worthy" Vice Admiral Gavril Sarychev (1763–1831).
References
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