Description
Woewodski Island is located between Duncan Canal and Wrangell Narrows, 15 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.
History
Published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396 as "O(strov)va Voyevodskago." Named for Captain Lieutenant Stepan Vasilivich Woewodski, chief director ofthe Russian-American Colonies, 1854-59. in 1838 G. Lindenberg called part of the island "Medvezhiy," meaning "of the bear."