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Agamgik Bay

Agamgik Bay

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in Beaver Inlet, on NE coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands. 1 mile wide.

History of Agamgik Bay

Aleut name reported by John Henry Fox in 1791 (See Wagner, 1937, p. 356), which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, is derived from agamaq and means hoarfrost. This feature was called Food Bay by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888.