Description
N of Stikine River, 19 mi. NE of Wrangell, Coast Mts.
History
Named in 1877 by Joseph Hunter, Canadian engineer and surveyor, who spelled it "Bassarguine," named for Lieutenant Vladimir Basargin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who commanded the corvette Rynda, during an exploration and survey of this vicinit y in 1863. See Rynda Island.