in Norton Sound, 11 mi. W of the mainland 2nd 38 mi. SW of Christmas Mtn., Nulato Hills. 1042 feet long.
Named on September 12, 1778 by Captain James Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 479), Royal Navy (RN), who published it as "Besborough Island."
Shaktoolik,
Besboro Island,