Description
1.5 mi. W of Sitka, in Sitka Sound, Alex. Arch. 0.1 mile wide.
History
Name published in 1883 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). It was called "O(strov) Bataryeynyy" meaning "battery island" by the Russians in 1809, (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 1883, p. 141).