The Walrus and Kritskoi Islands are located close to Nelson Lagoon, 9 miles (14 km) to the West of Port Moller, on the Alaska Peninsula (southern) side of Bristol Bay, Low.

Russian Captain Litke (1836) had named Walrus Island as "Volchie," meaning "wolf," in 1836.

[1] One of Kudobin Islands, 16 miles (26 km) West of village of Port Moller, Alaska, Bristol Bay Low.

[2] Kritskoi Island is only 3.3 km long, but with a height of 4 m it is noticeably higher than Walrus.

He erroneously called it "L'ile aux Loups," or "wolf island," on his Chart 14.