Information About

Crooked Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Crooked Island on The Map

Location

58 ° 41' 12.998" N,
160 ° 17' 26.002" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Togiak

Elevation

272 ft (82.91 m)

Crooked Island in Detail.

About

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."

Places Near Crooked Island
Archipelagos:

Walrus Islands,

Bays:

Ungalikthluk Bay,

Capes:

Rocky Point,

Islands:

Black Rock, Crooked Island, High Island, Summit Island, The Twins,