Information About

Gull Islands

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Location

65 ° 36' 5" N,
163 ° 10' 27.998" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Deering

Elevation

1020 ft (310.9 m)

Gull Islands in Detail.

About

Two islands, the largest 0.3 mi. long, in Imuruk Lake, 4.7 mi. W of Kettle Dome, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Reported in 1953 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); islands so named "because they are the nesting place of a large colony of herring gulls."

Topo Maps

Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben C-3 (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben C-3 (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1964), Bendeleben C-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Gull Islands

Bays:

Granite Bay, Salix Bay,

Craters:

Twin Calderas,

Islands:

Gull Islands,

Lakes:

Lake Cloud, Erich Lake, Imuruk Lake, Joan Lake, Kuzitrin Lake, Sandy Lake,

Mountains:

Asses Ears, The Bat, Black Butte, Blueberry Dome, Camille Cone, Crossfox Butte, Cygnus Cone, Gosling Cone, Grus Cone, Kettle Dome, Lost Jim Cone, Rhododendron Cone, Skeleton Butte, Sturgeon Ridge, Virginia Butte,

Pillars:

Twincairn Cone,

Ridges:

Nimrod Hill,

Streams:

Caviar Creek, June Creek, Magnet Creek,