Cruises from King Island

King Island is an island in the Bering Sea, west of Alaska. It is about 2.2 km by 2.6 km, with rocky shores rising steeply on all sides to 326 m. The Alaskan mainland is 55 km to the NE. The island was named by James Cook, the first European to sight the island in 1778, for Lt. James King, a member of his party. In the mid 19th C the village was occupied during the winter by 200 or so Eskimos, who were known for their hunting and skill at ivory carving.