Description
Gibson Islands is located on NE coast of Attu I., extend 0.3 mi. in mouth of Chichagof Harbor, 1.2 mi. NE of Attu, Aleutian Islands.
History
Named in July 1855 by North Pacific Surveying Expedition for Lieutenant William Gibson, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the schooner, Fenimore Copper. Name shown as "Gibson Island" on an Army Map Service (AMS) map published in 1943 and in U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot.