Walrus and Kritskoi Islands

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The Walrus and Kritskoi Islands are a group of small islands in the Bering Sea, close to the coast of Alaska. The group includes a cluster of other small coastal islands, the Kudobin Islands, forming a geographical whole.

The Walrus and Kritskoi Islands are located close to Nelson Lagoon, 15 km to the West of Port Moller, Bristol Bay. The largest island is Walrus, being about 23.5 km long and 3 Km wide. The islands are flat, the highest point on Walrus Island being only 1 m. Kritskoi Island is only 3.3 km long, but with a height of 4 m it is noticebly higher than Walrus.

These coastal islands were renamed in 1882 by W. H. Dall, USC&GS. Russian Captain Lutke (1836) had named Walrus Island as "Volchie," meaning "wolf," in 1836. This name is now applied to the eastern tip of this feature. Kritskoi Island was named "Ile Kritskoi" by Capt. Lutke (1836, p. 261), IRN. He erroneously called it "L'ile aux Loups," or "wolf island," on his Chart 14.

Walrus Island in the southeastern shore of Bristol Bay should not be confused with the Walrus Islands in the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary, located close to Hagemeister Island in the northern edge of the bay or with tiny Walrus Island located in the Pribilof group.

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• USGS-GNIS
• Captain (Count) Feodor Petrovich Lutke

Coordinates: 56°01′42″N, 160°49′59″E

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