Description
Point Urey is located between Islas Bay and S end of Lisianski Strait, on W coast of Chichagof I., 17 mi. NW of Chichagof, Alex. Arch
History
Named in 1879 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in the 1883 Alaska Coast Pilot (p. 184). It was named for Captain Urey Theodorovich Lisianski, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), Russian navigator who explored these waters in 1804 and 1805. The name "Urey" is sometimes spelled "Iuri" from the Russian "Yuriy," meaning "George."