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Ba⋅ra⋅nof Is⋅land

[bar-uh-nawf, -nof; Russ. buh-rah-nuhf]
–noun
an island in SE Alaska, part of the Alexander Archipelago. 1607 sq. mi. (4162 sq. km).
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Ba·ra·nof Island   (bār'ə-nôf', -nŏf', bə-rä'nəf)   
An island off southeast Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago. It was named after Aleksandr Baranov, who founded the town of Sitka on the island.
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