Sitka

American  

[sit-kuh] / ˈsɪt kə /

noun

1. a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.

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Sitka British  

/ ˈsɪtkə /

noun

1. a town in SE Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago on W Baranof Island: capital of Russian America (1804–67) and of Alaska (1867–1906). Pop: 8876 (2003 est)

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Other Word Forms

• Sitkan noun

Example Sentences

Cruising the Inside Passage typically includes stops in Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, and sometimes Sitka, along with a British Columbia port if your cruise sails from the United States.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

In 1806, the Russians sailed into San Francisco Bay, essentially on a shopping expedition to feed its outpost in Sitka.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

The band Skipinnish, which had played at the event, knew of the tree and led the conservationists to where it was hidden in a non-native Sitka spruce plantation on Achnacarry Estate.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

"It's about bringing both sides to the middle," said Jacob Kohlhoff, the environmental education coordinator for the Sitka Tribe.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

Immediately, the Sitka came alongside Endurance and, with a whale carcass acting as a bumper between the two vessels in the heavy waves, piloted the ship into Grytviken.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong