Historical place archive

Kayak Island in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kayak Island in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1741–1741

Historical events in Kayak Island

1741

20 July 1741
Evidence of Indigenous Settlement
Georg Wilhelm Steller · Exploration and Discovery

Steller recorded fires, tools, food remains, and other evidence of Indigenous habitation on Kayak Island.

20 July 1741
Landing on Kayak Island
Georg Wilhelm Steller · Exploration and Discovery

Steller went ashore on Kayak Island to collect specimens and investigate the surrounding environment.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and Kayak Island. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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