 kupreanof island is an island in the alexander archipelago in southeastern alaska. the island is  long and  wide with a total land area is , making it the 13th largest island in the united states and the 170th largest island in the world. the lindenberg peninsula, on the southeast side of the island is considered part of the island. the peninsula is separated from the rest of the island by a narrow inlet called duncan canal. the island's population was 785 at the 2000 census. the island was first charted in 1793-94 by james johnstone and joseph whidbey, both part of george vancouver's 1791-95 expedition. the island is named after baron ivan antonovich kupreianov, governor of the russian american colonies from 1836 to 1840; the name was published in 1848 on a russian hydrographic department chart as "os(trov) kupreyanova". the largest settlement on the island is kake, on the northwestern side of the island. the only other city is kupreanof, on the eastern side, across the wrangell narrows from the city of petersburg on nearby mitkof island. the island lie
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