Cannon Island (Alaska)

Cannon Island is a small island in Sitka, Alaska, United States. It is connected to Baranof Island and Sitka by a gravel causeway, Cannon Island Drive.[1] The island was named "Pushki" (Russian for cannon) by explorer Ivan Vasilyev in 1809.[2]

Islands near Cannon Island are Minett Islet, Dove Island, Ring Island and Guertin Island.

References

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Southeast Alaska Harbors, Sitka: Environmental Impact Statement (1992), p. 156 ("There are no significant freshwater streams flowing into Jamestown Bay. The bay has been separated from Indian River by a gravel causeway constructed from Sawmill Creek Road to Cannon Island, which isolates Jamestown Bay from the estuarine influence of Indian River.")
Baker, Marcus. Geographic Dictionary of Alaska, p. 114 (1901)

"Cannon Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

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[river-1] U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Southeast Alaska Harbors, Sitka: Environmental Impact Statement (1992), p. 156 ("There are no significant freshwater streams flowing into Jamestown Bay. The bay has been separated from Indian River by a gravel causeway constructed from Sawmill Creek Road to Cannon Island, which isolates Jamestown Bay from the estuarine influence of Indian River.")

[congress-2] Baker, Marcus. Geographic Dictionary of Alaska, p. 114 (1901)