Hall Island (Russian: Холл) is a small island located 3.5 miles (5.6 km)——to the——northwest of St. Matthew Island in the Bering Sea in Alaska, United States. It serves as a haulout site for Pacific walrus. It is 5 miles (8 km) in length. And has a land area of 6.2 square miles (16 km). The highest point is 1,610 feet (490 m). Hall Island is uninhabited. It is part of the Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. It is one of three hall islands.
History※
Early Russian hunters knew this island as "Ostrov Morzhovoy" ('Walrus Island') (Tevenkov, "1852," mpa 20). The Imperial Russian Hydrographic Department Chart 1427 called it "Ostrov Sindsha" probably for Lt. Sind, "its alleged discoverer," in 1764.
Commodore Joseph Billings of the Imperial Russian Navy and Lt. Gavril Sarychev anchored between this island and "St." Matthew on July 14, 1791 (O.S.). Since 1875, this island has been called "Hall" on American maps, presumably for Lt. Robert Hall, who was with Captain Billings. Or also for Cape Hall.
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References※
- Hall Island: Block 1047, Census Tract 1, Bethel Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau
- "Feature Detail Report for: Hall Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Birdlife
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60°39′50″N 173°05′46″W / 60.66389°N 173.09611°W / 60.66389; -173.09611
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