History of Twoheaded Island

Descriptive name; first reported by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 406), RN, as "Two-headed Point. It seems that he was not able to tell that this feature was not a part of the mainland as he said, "The North East extreme was lost in a haze, but the point to the South West, whose elevated summit terminated in two round hills, on that account was called two-headed Point * * *." The generic, island, was first used by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 17), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who published the native name as "Os(trov) Nasiktakh," i.e. Nasiktakh I."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Twoheaded Island

Ship Rock, Tallapoosa Shoal,

Japanese Bay, Kaguyak Bay, Kaiugnak Bay, Kiavak Bay, Knoll Bay, Old Kaguyak Bay,

Boot Point, Cape Kaguyak, Cape Kasiak, Cape Kiavak, Cape Liakik, Knoll Point, Natalia Point,

Flat Island, John Island, Twoheaded Island,

Avnulu Creek,

Kaguyak,