extends S from Halfmoon Bay on W side of Kvichak Bay, 11 mi. W of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low. 8 miles long.
Descriptive name given as Dead Man Sands by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1954 Coast Pilot (p. 500) because "a number of fishermen have been lost when trapped by the tides."