Wilby Island

About

at S entrance to Port Chalmers, off W coast of Montague I., 30 mi. E of Chenega, Chugach Mts.

History of Wilby Island

Named in 1787 by Captain Portlock (1789, p. 215), possibly for William Wilbye, assistant trader on Captain Portlock's voyage.

Places Near Wilby Island

Bars:

Pennsylvania Rock,

Bays:

Port Chalmers, Rocky Bay, Stockdale Harbor, Zaikof Bay,

Capes:

Gilmour Point, Graveyard Point, Montague Point, Mountain Point,

Cliffs:

Purple Bluff,

Dams:

Hayden Lake Dam,

Islands:

Applegate Rock, Channel Island, Fairs Island, Green Island, Montague Island, Seal Island, Wilby Island,