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	Our Trips - Myriad Islands - Alaska sea kayaking trips and tours with Spirit Walker Expeditions seakayakalaska.com
		CHICHAGOF ISLAND, northernmost and second largest of Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, is separated from the mainland by an extension of the Inside Passage.
		The glaciers which gouged this waterway to depths of over 1,000 feet carved on Chichagof a shoreline so convoluted that it measures 742 miles in length -as long as the coast of a circular island 20 times as large.
		The many islands form an enchanting maze, with passages branching and re-joining in a bewildering labyrinth - all the more so because some "passes" are alternately passable or not depending on the height of the tide.
	www.seakayakalaska.com /myriadislands.htm (685 words)

	Travel Southeast Alaska: Tour Routes on Alaska Inside Passage Tours
		Three large islands dominate northern Southeast Alaska: Admiralty Island, Baranof Island, and Chichagof Island — the ABC Islands.
		These islands are surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west, the waterways of the Inside Passage, and hundreds of smaller islands.
		Chichagof and Admiralty Islands - among the scenic wonders circumnavigated on this tour.
	www.homeshore.com /travel_alaska_tours.htm (501 words)

	Summary of Citation
		Composed of fissile quartzose greenschist and phyllite; graywacke, slate, and sheared conglomerate; calcareous and quartzose slate that contains lenses of metachert and volcanic rock; and granular-appearing, moderately platy siliceous greenschist that contains lenses of jasper.
		Age is considered to be Triassic and (or) Jurassic on basis of scanty fossil evidence.
		Kelp Bay Group is complicated, heterogeneous assemblage of fault-bounded metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks on northern Baranof, western Chichagof and Yakobi Islands.
	ngmdb.usgs.gov /Geolex/Refsmry/sumry_5759.html (605 words)

	Alaska's Sitka District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Sitka District includes two of the biggest and westernmost of these, Baranof and Chichagof islands, and is bordered on the north by Icy Strait, on the east by Chatham Strait and on the west and south by the Pacific Ocean.
		On the island's eastern shore is the town of Baranof on Warm Springs Bay.
		On Lisianski Inlet on Chichagof Island, the 180 residents of the small fishing village of Pelican — the jumping-off spot for the West Chichagof-Yakaobi Wilderness — are hoping that the proposed nickel-copper mine at nearby Bohemia Basin on Yakaobi Island will someday be developed.
	www.motherearthnews.com /top_articles/1987_September_October/Alaska_s_Sitka_District (3393 words)

	bcwld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pleasant Island is fairly flat and has a mixture of old-growth forest and muskeg.
		The island has many beaches friendly to small boats or kayaks and several areas that are used for camping.
		The lnian Islands were used for fox farms in the 1920's and still provide harbor for commercial fishing vessels.
	www.fs.fed.us /r10/tongass/forest_facts/resources/wilderness/bcwld.html (1325 words)

	Alaska Discovery \| Whales of Point Adolphus
		Days are spent kayaking and watching for humpback whales, orca, sea lions, eagles, and sea birds, hiking the beaches, or exploring the old-growth rainforest of Chichagof Island.
		We'll unload off the stunning coastline near Point Adolphus on Chichagof Island, in the heart of the Tongass National Forest.
		During the day we will paddle the coastline of Chichagof Island watching for whales, sea lions, porpoise, orca, and sea birds.
	www.akdiscovery.com /adolphus.htm (283 words)

	Kayaking outside Chichagof Island (NW of Sitka) 1999
		Once we had reached the end of the island we followed it along the Pacific towards the south.
		Having passed the turbulence at the end of the island, we took stock of the situation.
		The campsite was on a small island sheltered from the ocean, but it was close enough for loud surf.
	www.afsandeberg.com /1/kayak/Sitka-1999/Sitka-1999.htm (2173 words)

	Our Trips - Whales - Alaska sea kayaking trips and tours with Spirit Walker Expeditions seakayakalaska.com
		CHICHAGOF ISLAND, northernmost and second largest of Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, is separated from the mainland by six-to-ten-mile-wide Icy Strait.
		Cloaking this mountainous land mass is primordial rain forest of spruce, hemlock and cedar.
		There we paddle among the islands and enjoy wild beaches, bird rookeries, and a hint of ocean swell at the very northern end of the Inside Passage.
	www.seakayakalaska.com /whales.htm (667 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: False Island Timber Sale(s), Sitka Ranger District, Tongass National Forest
		The proposed project is located on Chichagof Island, part of the Sitka Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest.
		The False Island Project Area is located on the southeastern part of Chichagof Island about 35 air miles north of Sitka, Alaska, approximately 20 air miles west of Angoon, Alaska, and an estimated 15 air miles south of Tenakee Springs, Alaska.
		The Forest Service will inform persons requesting confidentiality of the agency's decision regarding their request, and where the request is denied, the agency will return the submission and notify the requester that the comments may be resubmitted with or without the name and address.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2002/August/Day-05/i19622.htm (1616 words)

	Whitney Rapp's Photos from Glacier Bay National Park 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The lighthouse is on the taller island and the mainland outer coast of Glacier Bay National Park is to the right.
		A column along the shore of Chichagof Island (large island south of the park).
		Lemesurier Island is the peak in the middle of the background.
	w3.ime.net /~wrapp/Places.html (873 words)

	Alaska Fishing - King Salmon, Halibut, Pike, Sheefish
		The waters are calm, because they're protected by 18-mile Sitkalidak Island.
		Remote areas of Kodiak Island have been the hot spots for salmon runs and shallow water halibut fishing.
		We are also near islands and braids that create the best rainbow fishing.
	www.fishingwithlarry.com /alaska.html (1023 words)

	Go Boating America
		Among the muskeg grass-covered islands, across from the vast, forested mainland shores of southeast Alaska lies the tiny boating and sportfishing destination of Hoonah, an Indian fishing village located about 40 miles west of Juneau on Chichagof Island.
		More spendable riches also are found here: Over the years, mineral deposits in the Chichagof area have produced nearly 1 million ounces of gold and silver.
		The lodge is nestled in the charming, boardwalk-fronted village of Elfin Cove on Chichagof Island, at the northernmost entrance to the Inside Passage.
	www.goboatingamerica.com /main/article.asp?id=660 (1350 words)

	Wild Man Island, Will Hobbs - HarperChildrens
		WILD MAN ISLAND starts in a sea kayak and leads readers deep into caves on Admiralty Island, Alaska.
		Several years ago my wife and I went on two sea kayaking trips in southeast Alaska, a six-day trip along the shores of Chichagof Island to see the humpback whales, followed by a three-day trip to Admiralty Island, where we kayaked to the mouth of a stream to watch the huge coastal grizzlies catching salmon.
		Now I was ready to have fourteen-year-old Andy's sea kayak capsize, for him to swim ashore and enter a dangerous world of survival and archeological discovery—I love writing stories filled with mystery and suspense, and this one was quite a ride.
	www.harperchildrens.com /teacher/catalog/book_interview_xml.asp?isbn=0380733102 (285 words)

	JuneauAlaska.com: Southeast Alaska's villages
		The Tlingit village of Angoon, the main settlement on Admiralty Island, is one of the warmest, driest communities in Southeast.
		This relaxing hideaway nestled along the coastline of Chichagof Island, 60 miles southwest of Juneau boasts a mineral hot springs near the ferry dock--free and open to the public 24 hours.
		This enchanted boardwalk community on the northwest tip of Chichagof Island, located just 90 miles west of Juneau, is accessible by boat or floatplane.
	www.juneaualaska.com /visit/stories/villages.shtml (547 words)

	Lindblad Expeditions: Antarctica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Early morning found us approaching Point Adolphus on Chichagof Island, an area that is often frequented by humpback whales.
		Having but recently completed their long northward journey from their wintering and breeding waters off of the Hawaiian Islands, they were busily feeding to begin the summer task of restoring body condition and replenishing stores of blubber.
		We moved towards the Inian Islands, which separate Icy Strait from Cross Soundand and stopped to watch Steller’s sea lions strategically positioned to take a toll from passing salmon.
	www.expeditions.com /dersearch/derprint.asp?id=8058 (539 words)

	MJ ADVENTURE: The Ultimate Guide to Alaska
		fighting a 15-pound silver salmon in a stream on Chichagof Island, when a mother bear and her three cubs appeared out of the marsh grass 150 yards downstream.
		On nearby Chichagof Island, you'll find the Mud Bay River, whose gravel banks meander through an inhabited wilderness toward Icy Strait and the glistening white Fairweather Range beyond.
		Located near the native community of Angoon on Admiralty Island, the lodge's rooms are decorated with Tlingit crafts made by local artisans ($3,600 per person for four nights, including meals, activities, and transfers; 866-788-3344, favoritebaylodge.com).
	www.mensjournal.com /adventure/0508/guide_alaska.html (3127 words)

	Activities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Lisianski Straits separates Yakobi Island from the northwest shore of Chichagof Island.
		It is about twenty miles from the entrance of Lisianski Straits around Yakobi Island to the entrance of Lisianski Inlet.
		The outside coastal waters of Chichagof and Yakobi Islands offer hundreds of miles of coastline dotted with protected bays, estuaries, channels, etc. An Alaska State Ferry travels to Pelican from Juneau every two weeks in the summer months.
	www.pelican.net /Activities.htm (1745 words)

	Hunting coastal brown bear in Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		You'll meet the outfitter in Juneau, and he pays for the float plane charter from there to where you'll hunt on Chichagof Island.
		The outfitter considers a shootable bear to be an eight-footer or larger with a really good hide.
		However, we also have the highest brown bear density in the world., and our hunt is more affordable." The hunting is not usually very difficult physically.
	www.hunts.net /brownbeard.html (638 words)

	AlaskaOne.com - Travel Planning Information for Alaska
		Pelican is located on the northwest shore of Lisianski Inlet in the northwestern part of Chichagof Island.
		The West Chichagof-Yakobi Island Wilderness Area encompasses a major portion of the area and has significant recreational value to this community.
		The West Chichagof-Yakobi Island Wilderness Area fas been identified as a "haven for recreationalists" by the U.S. Forest Service.
	www.alaskaone.com /pelican (359 words)

	Wings of Alaska Airlines \| Tenakee Springs, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		For the most part the settlement is a ferry dock, a row of homes on pilings over the ocean's edge and natural hot springs.
		Tenakee Springs is located on the east side of Chichagof Island, on the north shore of Tenakee Inlet.
		Sitka fl-tail deer populate Chichagof Island in large numbers.
	www.wingsofalaska.com /tenakee.htm (1070 words)

	Sitka Management Area - Sport Fish Division Southeast Alaska - Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game
		The Sitka Management Area includes salt waters adjacent to and all fresh waters of Baranof, Yakobi, and western Chichagof Island from Column Point in the north to Point Hayes in the south.
		Alaska hatcheries, primarily local hatcheries on Baranof Island, contribute about 20% of the marine coho harvest, while non-Alaska hatchery contributions are few.
		Halibut and, to a lesser extent, lingcod and rockfish along the outer coast of Baranof and Chichagof Islands support one of the state's largest recreational groundfish fisheries.
	www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us /Region1/areas/sit.cfm (902 words)

	Wilderness.net
		This wilderness occupies the western portions of Chichagof and Yakobi Islands in the extreme northwest portion of the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska.
		Chichagof Island and, just to the north, smaller Yakobi Island, were named for a Russian admiral and a general, respectively.
		Mined for its gold, Chichagof produced almost a million ounces of the yellow metal.
	www.wilderness.net /index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=639 (376 words)

	List of straits
		Chatham Strait - between Chichagof Island and Admiralty Island, Alaska
		Jacques Cartier Strait - between Anticosti Island and the Labrador Peninsula in Quebec
		Tablas Strait - between Mindoro and Panay islands in the Philippines
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_straits.html (620 words)

	Welcome to ReserveUSA
		The Suloia Lake Cabin is located northwest of Sitka on Chichagof Island in the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness Area.
		Spruce and hemlock forested ridges rise to 2600 feet, and there is a small gravel beach at the cabin.
		Located 30 air miles northwest of Sitka on Chichagof Island (within West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness Area).
	www.reserveusa.com /jsp/commonpage.jsp?goto=/nrrs/ak/suli/newindex.html (506 words)

	Sitka Sound Local Area Management Plan (LAMP)
		During the rest of the halibut fishing season, you must not keep more than 2,000 pounds of halibut per fishing trip in Sitka Sound (with the southern boundary #1 - see map).
		A line from Kruzof Island at 57 20'30" N lat., 135 45'10" W long.
		to Chichagof Island at 57 22'03" N lat., 135 43'00" W long., and a line from Chichagof Island at 57 22'35" N lat., 135 41'18" W long.
	www.fakr.noaa.gov /sustainablefisheries/lamp/sslamp.htm (664 words)

	Sitka Conservation Society Website - Finger Mountain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Finger Mountain timber sale would slice into the spectacular beauty of the Chichagof Roadless Area, an area encompassing over 530,000 acres of the central portion of Chichagof Island.
		Some of the highest densities of grizzlies and Sitka fl-tailed deer in the Tongass call the rich ecosystem of the island home.
		Tenakee Springs residents hunt deer extensively in the island’s watersheds and rely on the bounty of the inlet’s marine waters for Dungeness crab, king crab, and salmon.
	www.sitkawild.org /content/view/106/223 (260 words)

	ipedia.com: List of islands by area Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It includes all islands with an area greater than 1,200 square miles or 3,000 km².
		Chichagof Island (2,080 sq mi/ 5,398 km²) - part of the USA
		7,600,000 km², is generally considered to be a continental landmass, rather than an island.
	www.ipedia.com /list_of_islands_by_area.html (1958 words)

	Alaska - Icy Strait and North Chichagof Island
		Biological Significance: Southeast Alaska’s many islands create a series of sheltered and connected waterways — a perfect, nearly unbroken passage for marine wildlife migrating from the south.
		The terrestrial plant communities of the Icy Strait area are also an important component of the area’s biological diversity, and the site is one of the best places in the world to study how plants return to a landscape after glacial retreat.
		Conservancy Action: The Conservancy is working with local communities to integrate conservation and community values in land use planning and to directly protect critical habitat.
	nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/alaska/preserves/art11192.html (491 words)

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