Description
Maurelle Islands is located extend 7 mi. W, off Gulf of Esquibel, W coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History
Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1879, for the Spanish navigator Don Francisco Antonio Maurelle, who, under the command of Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra, made and took part in surveys in this region from 1775 to 1779.