Description
Gambier Island is located in Stephens Passage off E coast of Admiralty I., 5 mi. N of False Point Pybus and 63 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 1.4 miles long.
History
Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 144). The name was derived from nearby Point Gambier.