History of Wosnesenski Island

In 1868 the name Wossnessenski Isand was shown on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) charts, undoubtedly named in honor of Ilia (Elia) G. Wosnesenski who in 1842-44 explored western Alaska for the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. This i island was formerly named "O(strov) Peregrebnoy" by father Ioann Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p.252), which is the Russian form of the Aleut name "Unatkuyuk" meaning "crested" or "serrated." Captain F. P. Lutke, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1836 reported it as " (Iie) Peregrebny."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Wosnesenski Island

Moses Rocks,

Coal Bay,

Cape Tolstoi, Seal Cape, Southwest Point,

Clay Island, East Rock, Egg Island, Midway Rock, Olga Rock, Omega Island, The Pinnacle, Poperechnoi Island, South Rocks, Ukolnoi Rocks, Wosnesenski Island,

Bobrovia Mountain, Tolstoi Peak,