Information About

Gibson Islands

Quick Facts

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Location

52 ° 56' 44.999" N,
173 ° 16' 14.999" E

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Atka

Gibson Islands in Detail.

About

on NE coast of Attu I., extend 0.3 mi. in mouth of Chichagof Harbor, 1.2 mi. NE of Attu, Aleutian Islands.

History

Named in July 1855 by North Pacific Surveying Expedition for Lieutenant William Gibson, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the schooner, Fenimore Copper. Name shown as "Gibson Island" on an Army Map Service (AMS) map published in 1943 and in U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot.

Places Near Gibson Islands
Archipelagos:

Gibson Islands, Near Islands,

Bars:

Hodikof Reef,

Bays:

Alexai Cove, Austin Cove, Bedard Cove, Blind Cove, Casco Cove, Chichagof Harbor, East Arm Holtz Bay, Hodikof Bay, Holtz Bay, Kelliher Cove, Kelliher Cove, Massacre Bay, Navy Cove, Pyramid Cove, Sarana Bay, West Arm Holtz Bay,

Beaches:

Alexai Beach, Austin Beach, Big Mike Beach, Casco Beach, Chichagof Beach, Chirikof Beach, Eckman Beach, Gainor Beach, Hidalgo Beach, Massacre Beach, Red Beach, Sarana Beach, Schuler Beach, Sonom Beach, Temnac Beach, West Beach,

Capes:

Point Poker, Point Black, Alexai Point, Barbara Point, Buchanan Point, Casco Point, Center Point, Chichagof Point, Chirikof Point, Golstov Point, Goltsov Point, Hodikof Point, Hook Point, Point Hope, Khlebnikof Point, Krasni Point, Krupa Point, Murder Point, Pisa Point, Range Point, Square Point,

Channels:

East Channel, West Channel,

Cliffs:

McCloud Head, Northeast Bluff,

Streams:

Rocky Point, Sarana Brook,

Hills:

Artillery Hill, Bottle Cork Hill, Buffalo Head, Engineer Hill, Lookout Hill, Thirty-Seven Hill,

Islands:

Bashmakoff Rocks, Chaloo-ga Rocks, Cooper Islands, Gibson Island, Hodikof Island, Hoppe Island, Inner Rocks, Kennon Island, Loaf Island, Middle Rocks, Outer Rock, Savage Island, Sootin Rocks,

Lakes:

Lake Elwood, Lake Canirco, Lake Cories, Elwood Lake, Lost Lake, Mirror Lake, Lake Nicholas, Williams Lake,

Locales:

Sin,

Mountains:

Black Mountain, Brewer Peak, Cold Mountain, Cupps Hill, Devils Mountain, East Peak, Martinez Mountain, Matthews Mountain, Middle Peak, Newman Peak, Simson Peak, Southwest Peak, Taylor Peak, Terrible Mountain, Vanderlann Peak, Washburn Peak, West Peak, Weston Mountains,

Mountain Passes:

Alexai Pass, Clevesy Pass, East Channel Massacre Bay, Greenwood Pass, Holtz Sarana Pass, Jackass Pass, Japanese Gap, Jarmin Pass, North Pass, South Pass, Thiel Pass, West Channel Massacre Bay,

Ridges:

Brannon Ridge, Buchanan Ridge, Discher Escarpment, Fishhook Ridge, Gilbert Ridge, Henderson Ridge, Hopkins Ridge, McNew Hill, Moore Ridge, North Ridge, Pierucci Ridge, Prendergat Ridge, Robinson Ridge, Vieth Ridge,

Rivers:

Peaceful River, Temnac River,

Streams:

Aboud Creek, Alexai Creek, Angel Creek, Ballentine Creek, Bassett Creek, Darroh Creek, Eckman Creek, Gawanka Brook, George Creek, Hardy Creek, Kingfisher Creek, McKenzie Creek, Mirror Creek, O-Donnell Creek, Rocky Point Creek, Rucksock Creek, Scout Creek,

Valleys:

Addison Valley, East Massacre Valley, Jim Fish Valley, O-Donnell Valley, Peaceful Valley, Scout Canyon, Siddens Valley, Temnac Valley, West Massacre Valley, Zwinge Valley,

Cities:

Attu, Navy Town,