Description
N end of Beardslee Island in Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Monument, 5 mi. NW of Strawberry I. and 59 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. 0.5 mile long.
History
Descriptive name given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1942. So named because the island is in shallow water and at low tide "spreads out" like thin batter on a gridle .