Information About

Basset Island

Basset Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians East
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 13 ft (3.96 m)
About

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

History of Basset Island

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).