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Perevalnie Islands

Perevalnie Islands

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kodiak Island
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 43 ft (13.11 m)
About

off NE coast of Shuyak I., 50 mi. N Kodiak I.

History of Perevalnie Islands

Transliteration by Baker (1906, p. 494), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), of the name "o(strov) Perevalnyy," meaning "draw across," published by the Russian American Company in 1849 for the largest island of this group. Baker used the generic "islet." See Carry Inlet.