Description
Saint Michael Island is located on Norton Sound, separated from mainland by North Branch Big St. Michael Canal, 40 mi. SW of Unalakleet, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History
Name reported in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Ostrov Mikhaila" or "Mikhail Island." See Saint Michael, village.