Description
Naked Island is located in Prince William Sound, 32 mi. NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.
History
Named in 1898 by Captain W. R. Abercrombie, USA, who applied the name to a group of three islands. F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1900 reported the largest of these islands as Naked Island. John Goodell of Valdez states, "the islands are called 'Naked,' so it is said, from the fact that the natives once found on them a naked woman, who was crazy." This appears to be the Isla Larga named by the 1779 Don Ignacio Arteaga expedition.