Description
Includes Winifred and Beric Islands, 15 mi NW of Chichagof, off the W coast of Chichagof Island, Alex. Arch.
History
So named in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) "because of the porcupine shape of the wooded outer or Beric Island". The name was published in the 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 168).