Description
Guide Island is located at S entrance to Hayward Strait, Sitka Sound, 9 mi. NW of Sitka; Alex. Arch. 0.1 mile long.
History
an 1882 translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 as "Os(trov) Ukazatel." This island was originally named "Krestovskoy," meaning "cross," in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasilliev the first; published as such by Sarichev (1826, map 19). in 1882 on British Admiralty (Brit. Adm.) Chart 2431 as "Index Islet."