Information About

Stuart Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Stuart Island on The Map

Location

63 ° 35' 22.999" N,
162 ° 31' 50.999" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Stebbins

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Stuart Island in Detail.

About

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

History

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."