Information About

Stuart Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Nome (CA)

Nearest City:

Stebbins

Elevation:

20 ft (6.1 m)

Hills :

Stuart Mountain, West Hill,

About

in Norton Sound, 10 mi. NW of St. Michael, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

History of Stuart Island

Named on September 18, 1778, by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 488), RN. Eskimo name was published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) as "Kikhtaknak."

Found on the following Topo Maps

St Michael (1951), Saint Michael C-2 (1952), Saint Michael C-2 (1952), St Michael (1952), St Michael (1952), St Michael (1952), St Michael (1952), Saint Michael C-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Stuart Island

Cities:

Barrabora,

Bars:

Stuart Island Reef,

Bays:

North Bay,

Capes:

Canal Point, Hunting Point, North Point, Observation Point,

Channels:

Stephens Pass,

Hills:

Stuart Mountain, West Hill,

Islands:

Stuart Island,

Rivers:

Kuiak River, Nunavulnuk River,