page_title: Saint Lazaria Wilderness
hierarchical_section_title: Saint Lazaria Wilderness
caption_attribution_description: English: Rock Arch on St. Lazaria by Nora Rojek/USFWS.
context_page_description: The Saint Lazaria Wilderness or St. Lazaria Island is a nesting bird colony located twenty miles west of Sitka, Alaska and is a part of the Gulf of Alaska unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. It is located in Sitka Sound, just south of Kruzof Island, and within the limits of the City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska. The island's name is Kanasx'ée in the Tlingit language.
context_section_description: The Saint Lazaria Wilderness (formerly the Saint Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge) or St. Lazaria Island is a nesting bird colony located twenty miles (32 km) west of Sitka, Alaska and is a part of the Gulf of Alaska unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. It is located in Sitka Sound, just south of Kruzof Island, and within the limits of the City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska.  The island's name is Kanasx'ée in the Tlingit language.
caption: Rock arch on Saint Lazaria
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