Information About

Round Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 36' 19.001" N,
159 ° 58' 35" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Togiak

Elevation

1063 ft (324 m)

Round Island in Detail.

About

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.

Topo Maps

Nushagak Bay (1945), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951),

Places Near Round Island

Capes:

Right Hand Point,

Islands:

Black Rock, Round Island,