History of Peril Strait

Translation in 1882 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of "Proliv Pogibshiy;" published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397. The name is derived from "the circumstance that on its shores, in 1799, a large number of Aleuts (said to be 150) perished from eating poisonous mussels." This account was reported by Captain V. F. Lisianski who called this feature "pernicious strait."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Peril Strait

Fort Saint Michael,

Paradise Flats, Rodman Rock,

Appleton Cove, Hanus Bay, Lindenberg Harbor, Nismeni Cove, Rodman Bay, Rodman Bay, Saook Bay,

Point Moses, Point Benham, Point Elizabeth, Point Kennedy, Duffield Peninsula, False Lindenberg Head, Lindenberg Head, Nismeni Point, Peschani Point, Saook Point,

Peril Strait,

Kennel Creek Dam,

Andersen Island, Broad Island, Dead Tree Island, False Island, Lauf Islands, McClellan Rock, Prince Island,

Lake Eva, Sitkoh Lake,

Annahootz Mountain, Mount Rosenberg,

Moore Mountains,

Kadashan River,

Duffield Creek, Hook Creek, Rodman Creek, Tonalite Creek,

Lake Eva Trail, Sitkoh Lake Trail,

Todd,

Peril Strait,