Information About

Stuart Island

Quick Facts

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Location

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

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Stebbins

Hills

Stuart Mountain, West Hill,

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."

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,