Gibson Islands

Map of the northeast of Attu

The Gibson Islands are a small group of islands in the mouth of Chichagof Harbor on the northeast side of Attu , the largest of the Near Islands in the Aleutian Islands . The islands were discovered in July 1855 on the North Pacific Surveying Expedition to Lt. Named William Gibson, USN , commander of the schooner USS Fenimore Cooper .

Coordinates: 52 ° 56 ′ 45 ″  N , 173 ° 16 ′ 5 ″  E