Information About

Basset Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Basset Island on The Map

Location

55 ° 35' 38" N,
160 ° 36' 46.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Basset Island in Detail.

About

in Albatross Anchorage on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, 9 mi. NNW of Swedania Point, Aleutian Range. 300 feet wide.

History

Named "Fassett Island" in 1893 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), for H. C. Fassett of that agency; published as "Bassett Island" in 1912 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).