<P> Chichagof Island, or Shee Kaax, is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Alaska Panhandle . At 75 miles (121 km) long and 50 miles (80 km) wide, it has a land area of 2,048.61 square miles (5,305.9 km), making it the fifth largest island in the United States and the 109th largest island in the world . Its coastline measures 742 miles . There was a 2000 census population of 1,342 persons . It is one of the ABC islands of Alaska . Chichagof Island has the highest population of bears per square mile of any place on Earth . </P> <P> Chichagof Island is directly north of Baranof Island, with Peril Strait separating the two islands . It is bounded by Chatham Strait to the east, Icy Strait to the northeast, Cross Sound to the northwest, and the Gulf of Alaska to the west . </P> <P> The communities of Hoonah, Pelican, Tenakee Springs, and Elfin Cove are all located on the northern half of Chichagof Island, in the Hoonah - Angoon Census Area . The southern half of the island comprises the northern part of the City and Borough of Sitka . Only eight persons were counted in this portion of Sitka at the 2000 census . The primary economic sources for all these communities come from either Chichagof Island or the waters and fjords surrounding it . Commercial Fishing, guided hunting trips, charter fishing and logging are all vital economic facets of the local economies . </P> <P> This island is named after Admiral Vasili Chichagov, a Russian Arctic explorer who never visited Alaska . The entire island lies within the limits of Tongass National Forest . The western coastal portion has been officially designated as the West Chichagof - Yakobi Wilderness . </P>

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