Description
Strait Island is located in Sumner Strait, 4.5 mi. NW of Point Baker, Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History
Named in 1886 by Lieutenant J. M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN); called "Barrie Island" by W. H. Dall (1883, p. 104), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).