It is the easternmost island in the Aleutians West Census Area of Alaska.
The island has a land area of 311.12 acres (1.2591 km2) and is uninhabited.
Its present name is a translation of the Russian name given by Lt. Sarichev (1826, map 14, dated 1792) of the Imperial Russian Navy.
Sarichev named it "Ostrov Yaichnoy," meaning "Island of Egg."
This article about a location in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska is a stub.