He only charted its north, west, and south coasts, not realizing it was an island.

[1] The island is named after Dionysius Zarembo, a Polish employee of the Russian American Company and explorer of Alaska.

Usually known as Dionysius Zarembo, he was captain of the Russian-American Company ship Chichagof during the foundation of the Redoubt San Dionisio, named for his name-saint, a fortification at present-day Wrangell which was established to forestall encroachment on the Stikine region by the Hudson's Bay Company.

[2][verification needed] Zarembo mineral water won a gold medal at the 1904 Lewis & Clark Centennial and had a major display at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.

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