Sitka, renamed New Archangel from 1804 to 1867, on Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in what is now Southeast Alaska, became the capital of Russian America.
sˈɪtkə, ɹᵻnˈeɪmd nˈuː ˌɑːɹtʃˈeɪndʒəl fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ˌɔn bˈæɹɐnˌɑːf ˈaɪlənd ɪnðɪ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚɹ ˌɑːɹkɪpɪlˈeɪɡoʊ ɪn wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ sˈaʊθiːst ɐlˈæskə, bɪkˌeɪm ðə kˈæpɪɾəl ʌv ɹˈʌʃən ɐmˈɛɹɪkə.