Information About

Nelson Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City:

Nightmute

Elevation:

774 ft (235.92 m)

Fatalities:

1

About

between Baird Inlet and Etolin Strait, between Kolavinarak and Ninglick Rivers, 90 mi. W of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History of Nelson Island

Named in 1880 by Henry Gannett for Edward William Nelson, who spent about 5 years in this area as an observer for the U.S. Signal Service and collector for the Smithsonian Institution.

Fatalities

September 2, 2011

1 person died

plane piloting

Found on the following Topo Maps

Baird Inlet (1951), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet C-8 (1954),

Places Near Nelson Island

Cities:

Cities:

Hills:

Islands:

Mountains:

Erchakrtuk Mountain, Kaluyut Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Kaluyut Mountains,

Streams:

Takechak Creek,

Cities:

Ukak,