Information About

Crooked Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City:

Togiak

Elevation:

272 ft (82.91 m)

About

Part of the Walrus Islands, 20.5 mi. E of Hagemeister I., Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 6.5 miles long.

History of Crooked Island

Descriptive name given in 1890 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). It was named "Os(trov) Nizkoy" meaning "low island," by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), shows it as two islands with Eskimo names; the southern one is "O(strov) Ugushtu" and the northern one, "O(strov) Nunalyugak."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Hagemeister Island C-1 (1948), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island C-1 (1952), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957),

Places Near Crooked Island

Archipelagos:

Walrus Islands,

Bays:

Ungalikthluk Bay,

Capes:

Rocky Point,

Islands:

Black Rock, Crooked Island, High Island, Summit Island, The Twins,