Information About

Sanak Islands

Sanak Islands

Quick Facts

Region:

Aleutians East

Nearest City:

False Pass

Parent:

Aleutian Islands

Elevation:

102 ft (31.09 m)

Islands:

Finneys Island, Gunboat Island, Inikla Island, Lida Island, Peterson Island, Sanak Island, Telemitz Island,

About

in a group 25 mi. SE of Unimak I., Aleutian R.

History of Sanak Islands

This group consists of two large islands (Sanak and Caton), Sanak Island being the larger of the two, and numerous small islands and rocks. These islands were reported by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2. p. 416), Royal Navy (RN),. The name was published as "Sannakh" by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888.

Found on the following Topo Maps

False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1950), False Pass (1950), False Pass B-2 (1989),

Places Near Sanak Islands

Archipelagos:

Bars:

Eagle Rock, Fairway Reef, Sanak Reefs,

Bays:

Caton Harbor, Dodds Bay, Finneys Bay, Johnson Bay, Murphys Cove, Northeast Harbor, Pauloff Harbor, Pavlof Harbor, Peterson Bay, Salmon Bay, Sandy Bay, Unimak Cove, Whale Bay,

Capes:

Chicago Point, Enton Point, Northeast Point, Whale Point,

Channels:

Lida Anchorage, Southeast Pass,

Islands:

Caton Island, Clifford Island, Crowley Rock, Dora Island, Elma Island, Finneys Island, Gunboat Island, Hague Rock, Haystack Rock, Inikla Island, Lida Island, Mary Island, Peterson Island, Princess Rock, Sanak Island, Seal Rock, Sisters Island, South Rock, Southwest Islands, Telemitz Island, Umla Island, Wanda Island,

Mountains:

Streams:

Washwoman Creek,

Cities:

Pauloff Harbor, Sanak,