Kayak Island"Kayak Island, (Eyak: Qe´yiłteh) which includes the Bering Expedition Landing Site, is located in the Gulf of Alaska, 100 km (62 mi) SE of Cordova, Alaska Malaspina Coastal Plain, on the eastern edge of Chugach National Forest. It has a land area of 73.695 km² (28.454 sq mi) and no population. It was named "Kayak" in 1826 by Lt. Sarichef of the Russian Navy, because of the fancied resemblance of its outline to the Eskimo skin canoe. This island, made the first attempts at contact between Europeans and Alaskan natives. His investigations are among the first contributions to the West´s knowledge of the natural and human history of the region."" - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2020) Alaska