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Anderson Bay

Anderson Bay

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  • Aleutians West (CA)
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on W coast of Unalaska I., extends SSE off Makushin Bay, Aleutian Is.; 3 miles long.

History of Anderson Bay

Published as "Iksiaktak" by Father Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p. 164), possibly from the Aleutian word, "igdagax", meaning "stick for making fire" or "fire-mill". Published in 1888 as "Anderson Bay" by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).