Wrangell Island
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Wrangell Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle of southeastern Alaska. The island is 48 km (30 miles) long and 8 - 23 km (3 - 14 miles) long. It is separated by the narrow Zimovia Strait mainland of Alaska.
This island is named after Ferdinand Petrovich Wrangel, a Russian explorer and government official.
The island contains the city and burough of Wrangell, Alaska.
Wrangell Island is heavily forested and contains an abundance of wildlife.
For information about the Russian Wrangel Island, another island named after Wrangel, see the entry Wrangel Island.ru:Врангел