Description
The Twins is located in Galankin Is., 1.2 mi. S of Sitka, on W coast of Baranof I.; Alex. Arch.
History
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) derived the name "Twins" about 1882 from translation of part of "Dvoini Bratev," meaning "twin brothers"; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); given in 1809 by the navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first.