Baranof Island
| Native name: Sheet’-ká X'áat'l | |
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Islands of the Pacific Northwest Coast
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 Baranof Island
Location in Alaska
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| Geography | |
| Location | ABC islands of Alaska |
| Coordinates | 56°57′05″N 134°56′52″W / 56.95139°N 134.94778°W |
| Archipelago | Alexander Archipelago |
| Area | 1,607 sq mi (4,160 km2) |
| Length | 100 mi (200 km) |
| Width | 30 mi (50 km) |
| Highest elevation | 5,390 ft (1,643 m) |
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United States
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| State | Alaska |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 8532 (2000) |
| Pop. density | 2.05 /km2 (5.31 /sq mi) |
Baranof Island, also sometimes called Baranov Island, Shee or Sitka Island, is an island in the northern Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle, in Alaska. The name Baranof was given in 1805 by Imperial Russian Navy captain U. F. Lisianski to honor Alexander Andreyevich Baranov. It was called Sheet’-ká X'áat'l (often expressed simply as "Shee") by the native Tlingit people. It is the smallest of the ABC islands of Alaska.
The island has a land area of 1,607 square miles (4,162 square kilometres), which is slightly smaller than the State of Delaware. It measures 105 miles (169 km) by 30 miles (48 km) at its longest point and perpendicular widest point, respectively. It has a shoreline of 617 miles (993 kilometres). Baranof Island hosts the highest mountain in the Alexander Archipelago, and is the eighth largest island in Alaska, the tenth largest island in the United States, and the 137th largest island in the world. Its center is near 57°0′N 135°0′W / 57.000°N 135.000°W. Most of the island lies within the limits of Tongass National Forest. A large part has been officially designated as the South Baranof Wilderness. A little bay called Ommaney Bay is located in the south end of the island. the escort carrier USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) bears its name.
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