Surveyed in 1929-30 by DI personnel, who named it in association with Albatross Island, Prion Island and other natural history names given in the Bay of Isles by Murphy in 1912–13.
Conducted a survey in 1929-30 by DI staff, who named it after Albatross Island, Prion Island, and other nature-inspired names from the Bay of Isles proposed by Murphy between 1912 and 1913.