Information About

Seguam Island

Quick Facts

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Location

52 ° 19' 23.999" N,
172 ° 27' 58" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Atka

Parent

Andreanof Islands

Mountains

Pyre Peak,

Elevation

1736 ft (529.13 m)

Seguam Island in Detail.

About

Locatd in the easternmost of Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands.

History

Reported in 1778 by Cook (1785, v. 2, track chart), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev in his atlas 1826, map 3) indicated "Ostrov Segum" from an Aleut name. Called "Segouam ile" and "Gorely Ile" by Lutke (1836, p. 306). Goreli is Russian for "burnt."

Topo Maps

Seguam (1951), Seguam (1958), Seguam (1958),

Places Near Seguam Island

Archipelagos:

Seguam Island,

Bays:

Asagam Udaa, Finch Cove, Lava Cove,

Capes:

Amaxsigix, Atxalax, Finch Point, Hadas, Lava Point, Moundhill Point, Qagangiiguudax, Qagangiigux, Saddleridge Point, Turf Point, Wharf Point,

Islands:

Camel Islet, Rue Ledge,

Mountains:

Pyre Peak,