St. Michael Island, Alaska

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St. Michael Island is an island on the southeast side of the Norton Sound in Alaska. The island is about 15 km (10 miles) long and about 10 km (7 miles) wide.

Location of St. Michael, Alaska

St. Michael Island is located at about 63°28′16″N, 162°3′11″W (63.471037, -162.053181)GR1

St. Michael Island contains two settlements, St. Michael, on the island's east side, and Stebbins, on the northwest side. A 17 km (10.5 mile) long road connects the two settlements.

St. Michael Island was named by traders of the Russian-American Company in 1833, when they built a trading post at the site of the current village of St. Michael. It is named after the archangel Michael.

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