Crooked Island is a physical feature (island) in Dillingham (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Crooked Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | Part of the Walrus Islands, 20.5 mi. E of Hagemeister I., Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 6.5 miles long. |
History: | "Descriptive name given in 1890 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). It was named ""Os(trov) Nizkoy"" meaning ""low island,"" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), shows it as two islands with Eskimo names; the southern one is ""O(strov) Ugushtu"" and the northern one, ""O(strov) Nunalyugak.""" |
Borough: | Dillingham (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 58.6869430542 |
Longitude: | -160.290557861 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Crooked Island: Crooked Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Crooked Island does not include property ownership information.
Ungalikthluk, AK (17.9 miles NNE) |