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Baranof Island

American  
[bar-uh-nawf, -nof, buh-rah-nuhf] / ˈbær əˌnɔf, -ˌnɒf, bʌˈrɑ nəf /

noun

  1. an island in SE Alaska, part of the Alexander Archipelago. 1,607 sq. mi. (4,162 sq. km).


Baranof Island British  
/ ˈbærənəf /

noun

  1. an island off SE Alaska, in the western part of the Alexander Archipelago. Area: 4162 sq km (1607 sq miles)

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Robidou, 32, was working with Kingfisher Charters, which operates a lodge in Sitka, a small port city on Baranof Island with a backdrop of a stunning volcanic mountain.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

The small port city with a backdrop of a stunning volcanic mountain is located on the shore of Baranof Island, which is part of a cluster of islands dripping off Alaska’s southeast coastline.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Lee of South Baranof Island filled a skiff with the hoard of toys she scavenged.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2012

On the coast of Baranof Island, Sitka, last capital of Russian America* was bustling with the clack and crunch of a new $55.5 million pulp mill abuilding.

From Time Magazine Archive

But this young man with a companion, hunting on Baranof Island across the Strait, found himself suddenly confronted by an enormous hootz.

From Alaska Days with John Muir by Young, Samual Hall

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