Kudobin Islands

Kudobin Islands
Native name: Kudobin Islands Archipelago
	Kudobin Islands
Geography
Location	Bering Sea
Coordinates	56°01′21″N 160°55′20″W[1]
Length	8 km (5 mi)[1]
Highest elevation	13 m (43 ft)[1]
Administration
	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Aleutians East
Additional information
Time zone	AKST (UTC-9);
• Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8);
ZIP code	99...
Area code	907
	[1]

The Kudobin Islands are a group of small islands in the Bering Sea, near the coast of Alaska, 13 miles (21 km) west of Port Moller, Bristol Bay Low. The group includes a cluster of other small coastal islands, the Walrus and Kritskoi Islands, forming a geographical whole.[1]

The Kudobin Islands are close to Nelson Lagoon. The largest island is about 13.5 km (8.4 mi) long and 1.6 km (1 mi) wide. The islands are flat, the highest point on theme being 4 m (13 ft).

Etymology

These coastal islands were surveyed by Andrew Khudobin (IRN, one of Captain Fyodor Petrovich Litke's naval officers in 1828. Khudobin named the group Ile aux Loups or Wolf Island, according to Lutke. Lutke (1836, p. 263) called the group Khoudobine. Its present name, Khudobin Island, was given in 1882 by W. H. Dall, USC&GS.[1]

References

"Kudobin Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.

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[GNIS-KI-1] "Kudobin Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.