Information About

Walrus Islands

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 40' 48" N,
160 ° 17' 48.998" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Togiak

Elevation

262 ft (79.86 m)

Walrus Islands in Detail.

About

extend SE in Bristol Bay, include High I., Crooked I., Black Rock I., and Round I., 15 mi. E of Hagemeister I., Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

The Russian name "Morzh," meaning "walrus," was applied to an island by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), which Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), identified with the Ound Island of Captain Cook (1785, v. 28 p. 431), RN. Tebenkov applied the name "Ostrova Morzhovyya," or "Walrus Islands" to the whole group of islands east of Hagemeister Island. Designated a National Natural Landmark in 1968.

Topo Maps

Hagemeister Island C-1 (1948), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island C-1 (1952), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957),

Places Near Walrus Islands

Archipelagos:

Walrus Islands,

Bays:

Ungalikthluk Bay,

Capes:

Rocky Point,

Islands:

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