Summary
The Kudobin Islands are a group of small islands in the Bering Sea, near the coast of Alaska, 13 miles (21 km) west of Port Moller, Bristol Bay Low. The group includes a cluster of other small coastal islands, the Walrus and Kritskoi Islands, forming a geographical whole.[1]
Native name: Kudobin Islands Archipelago | |
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  Kudobin Islands | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bering Sea |
| Coordinates | 56°01′21″N 160°55′20″W / 56.02250°N 160.92222°W[1] |
| Length | 8 km (5 mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 13 m (43 ft)[1] |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Aleutians East |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
| ZIP code | 99... |
| Area code | 907 |
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The Kudobin Islands are close to Nelson Lagoon. The largest island is about 13.5 km (8.4 mi) long and 1.6 km (1 mi) wide. The islands are flat, the highest point on theme being 4 m (13 ft).
Etymology edit
These coastal islands were surveyed by Andrew Khudobin (IRN, one of Captain Fyodor Petrovich Litke's naval officers in 1828. Khudobin named the group Ile aux Loups or Wolf Island, according to Lutke. Lutke (1836, p. 263) called the group Khoudobine. Its present name, Khudobin Island, was given in 1882 by W. H. Dall, USC&GS.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Kudobin Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.