History of Trinity Islands

Name published as "Trinity Island" by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 407), Royal Navy (RN). These islands were called "Trinidad Island" by Galiano (1802, map 3) and "Kightak Sichtunak," (Sichtunak Island), by Sauer (1802, p. 174). The Russian Hydrographic Dept. published the name as "o(strovy) Troitsy," (Trinity Islands) in 1847 on Chart 1378; this name was also published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1868.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Trinity Islands

Whirlpool Shoals,

Aiaktalik Cove, Russian Harbor, Sitkinak Lagoon,

Cape Trinity, Dolina Point, Whirlpool Point,

Sitkinak Strait, Tugidak Passage,

Aiaktalik Island, Dry Rock, Sitkinak Island, Sundstrom Island, Trinity Islands,

Mark Lake,

Sitkinak Dome,

Aiaktalik,