King Island is an island in the Bering Sea, west of Alaska. It is about 40 miles west of Cape Douglas and is south of Wales, Alaska. King island is a small island located about 40 miles offshore, south of the village of Wales, Alaska and about 90 miles northwest of Nome. The island is about 1 mile wide with steep slopes on all sides. It was named by James Cook, fir…King Island is an island in the Bering Sea, west of Alaska. It is about 40 miles west of Cape Douglas and is south of Wales, Alaska. King island is a small island located about 40 miles offshore, south of the village of Wales, Alaska and about 90 miles northwest of Nome. The island is about 1 mile wide with steep slopes on all sides. It was named by James Cook, first European to sight the island in 1778, for Lt. James King, a member of his party. It is part of the Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
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