Description
Spasski Island is located in Icy Strait, 2 mi. NE of Neck Point on Chichagof I. and 33 mi. SW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.
History
Named "Spasskaia Island" in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), on Hydrographic Chart 225 after the bay (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 193). The spelling was modified by Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to conform with the anglicized pronunciation. See Spasski Bay.