History of Martin Island

Named in 1850 by Commander Moore, Royal Navy (RN), for one of his officers. Commander Maguire (Great Britain, 1854, map facing p. 186), Royal Navy (RN), shows it as the first island E of Point Barrow, now named Doctor Island. Leffingwell (1919, p. 97) applied the anme to the present day Cooper Island and reported the Eskimo name "Shiningarok," meaning "he slept."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Martin Island

Christie Point,

Dease Inlet, Sanigaruak Pass,

Kachiksuk Bluffs,

Cooper Island, Martin Island, Sanigaruak Island, Tiny Island,