- Walrus and Kritskoi Islands
Walrus Island, in the southeastern shore of
Bristol Bay in Aleutians East Borough, should not be confused with theWalrus Islands in the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary, located close toHagemeister Island in the Dillingham Census Area in the northern edge of the bay, or with tiny Walrus Island located in the Pribilof group.Geobox|Island
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The Walrus and Kritskoi Islands are a group of small islands in the
Bering Sea , close to the coast ofAlaska . The group is part of a cluster of other small coastal islands called theKudobin Islands .The Walrus and Kritskoi Islands are located close to
Nelson Lagoon , Convert|9|mi|km to the West ofPort Moller , on theAlaska Peninsula (southern) side ofBristol Bay , Low.The largest island is Walrus, being about 23.5 km long and 3 Km wide. The islands are flat, the highest point on Walrus Island being only 1 m.
Etymology
These coastal islands were renamed in 1882 by W. H. Dall, USC&GS. Russian Captain Litke (1836) had named Walrus Island as "Volchie," meaning "wolf," in 1836. This name is now applied to the eastern tip of this feature.
Kritskoi Island
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Kudobin Islands , Convert|16|mi|km West of village ofPort Moller, Alaska ,Bristol Bay Low.Kritskoi Island is only 3.3 km long, but with a height of 4 m it is noticeably higher than Walrus.
Etymology
Kritskoi Island was named "Kritskoi ile" by Capt. Lutke (1836, p. 261), IRN. He erroneously called it "L'ile aux Loups," or "wolf island," on his Chart 14.
References
General references
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=108:3:15845223094965297813::NO::P3_FID:1418819 USGS-GNIS]
* [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0266-626X(188212)2%3A4%3A12%3C755%3AOCFBL%3E2.0.CO%3B2-W Captain (Count) Feodor Petrovich Lutke]See also
*
List of islands of Alaska
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