The second school of though is that it is derived from Chukchi meaning "coming alive", in reference to the fact that although the island is covered in ice and snow during the winter, in the summer, this melts and the island provides a good pasture for reindeer herds as well as being the home to swarms of midges and gadflies.
A segunda é que se deriva da palabra Chukchi que significa "cobrar vida", en referencia ao feito de que aínda que a illa cóbrese de xeo e neve durante o inverno, no verán se derrite e a illa proporciona un bo pasto para os rabaños de renos, ademais de ser o fogar de enxambres de mosquitos e de tabáns.