Description
Barrier Island is located at N point of entrance to Shakan Bay, on NW coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 2 miles long.
History
Descriptive name given by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who reported "a number of rocks and two large islands connected by a reef, covered at high water, giving the appearance of two islands" (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 102).