Description
2.5 mi. N of Fish Bay, in Peril Strait, off NW coast of Baranof I., 24 mi. SE of Chichagof; Alex. Arch.
History
Russian name meaning "wooded," given in 1809 by the navigator Ensign Vasiliev (complete name not available); published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 as "Os(trov) Lysnoy."