This island was named in honor of Soviet pilot Sigismund Levanevsky, sometimes called the "Russian Lindbergh", who was lost in the Arctic in 1937-38 and whose remains have not been found.
Esta illa foi nomeada en honor do piloto soviético Sigismund Levanevsky, ás veces chamado o "ruso Lindbergh", que se perdeu no Ártico en 1937-38 e cuxos restos non se atoparon.