Ferdinand Von Wrangel - List of Places Named After Wrangel

List of Places Named After Wrangel

  • Wrangel Island, the arctic island north of Chukotka. He had noticed swarms of birds flying north, and, questioning the native population, he determined that there must be an undiscovered island in the Arctic Ocean. He searched for it on the Kolymskaya expedition, but failed to find it.
  • Wrangell Island, an island in the Alexander Archipelago, off the coast of Alaska
    • Wrangell, Alaska, a city on Wrangell Island and one of the oldest non-native settlements in Alaska
      • Fort Wrangel, a US Army base at Wrangell, originally Fort Stikine when under British control
    • Wrangell Airport, an airport near Wrangell, Alaska
    • Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area a census area containing Wrangell Island.
  • Wrangell Narrows, a winding channel in the Alexander Archipelago
  • Cape Wrangell of Attu Island, the westernmost point of Alaska (and the USA)
  • Mount Wrangell, a volcano in Alaska
    • Wrangell Volcanic Field, named after Mount Wrangell
    • Wrangell Mountains, named after Mount Wrangell
    • Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, named after Wrangell mountains
  • Wrangellia, a geologic terrane of Southeast Alaska
  • Ferdinand von Wrangell`i nim. Roela Põhikool, a basic school in Roela, named after Wrangell

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