Hall Island is a physical feature (island) in Bethel (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Hall Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | 3.5 mi NW of Saint Matthew Island. 5 miles long. |
History: | "The early Russian hunters called this island ""O[strov] Morzhovoy' (Tevenkov, 1852, mpa 20) meaning ""walrus island."" The Russian Hydrographic Department Chart 1427 called it ""O[strov] Sindsha"" probably for Lieutenant Sind, its alleged discoverer, in 1764. Commodore Joseph Billings and Lieutenant G.A. Sarichev anchored between this island and Saint Matthews on July 14, 1791 (Old Style (O.S.) calendar). On American maps, since 1875, this island has been clled ""Hall"", presumably for Lieutenant Robert Hall, who was with Captain Billings, or for Cape Hall." |
Borough: | Bethel (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 60.6638870239 |
Longitude: | -173.096115112 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hall Island: Hall 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 Hall Island does not include property ownership information.