Description
Coronados Islands is located group, extends 1.5 mi. between Bucareli Bay and Port Saint Nicholas, on W coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History
Spanish name given in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Islas Coronados," meaning "priest islands." Lieutenant Don Jacinto Caamano called them "Islas Gallegas" in 1792.