St. Matthew Island

2 whaling voyages of the atlas came to St. Matthew Island, which their keepers wrote as “Goars Island”, “St Mathus island”.

Visits

1. Fortune, 1850–54: June 16, 1852, off, 1 day.
2. Karluk, 1904–06: May 3, 1904, off, 1 day.

What the logs record there

1. 1852 · Fortune: Sighted ice and Goars Island.
2. 1904 · Karluk: Encountered sea ice.

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