16 SKETCH OF THE PIUBILOF ISLANDS. 



Location. ^^^^ [^^ about latitude 57° N. and longitude 170° 



W. It is of volcanic origin^ and far removed 

 from other land, the nearest adjacent points being 

 Unalaska Island, at a distance of two hundred 

 and fourteen miles to the southward; Cape 

 Newenham, upon the mainland of Alaska, distant 

 three hundred and nine miles in an easterly 

 direction ; and St. Matthew Island, distant two 

 hundred and twenty miles to the northward. 



Group consists The OToui) cousists, in the order of their niaof"- 



of four islands. & 1 ? o 



nitude, of St. Paul, St. George, Otter, and Wal- 

 rus Islands. The first two are separated by forty 

 miles of water. The last two are within six 

 miles of St. Paul. 

 St. Paul Island. The largest of these islands is St. Paul, situate 

 in latitude 57° 10' N. and longitude 170° 20' W. 

 It is from northeast to southwest thirteen miles 

 long, with a maximum width of six miles. Its 

 area is about forty-two square miles; its shore 

 line forty-two miles. The highest hill attains an 

 altitude of six hundred and thirty- three feet; three 

 others exceed five hundred feet in height. The 

 island comprises rocky uplands, rugged hills, 

 and broad valleys, alternating with extensive 

 bogs of moss and heather, some of which contain 

 fresh-water ponds. Considerable stretches of 



' Ecclus, vol. XV, p. 205. 



