Round Island is a physical feature (island) in Dillingham (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Round Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | 15 mi. SE of Crooked I. and 35 mi. E of Hagemeister I., eastern-most of Walrus Islands, between Kulukak and Togiak Bays, in Bristol Bay. |
History: | "This island is thought to be the one named by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 431), RN, on July 12, 1778, on account of its shape. Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), called it ""Os(trov) Krugloi,"" meaning ""round island."" Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), called it ""Os(trov) Morzh,"" meaning ""walrus island."" Tebenkov and Sarichev gave the native name as ""Kayashek"" and ""Kayashik,"" respectively." |
Borough: | Dillingham (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 58.6052780151 |
Longitude: | -159.976394653 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Round Island: Round 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 Round Island does not include property ownership information.