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Etienne Bay

Etienne Bay

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on SW coast of Attu I., extends E from Etienne Head, Aleutian Islands. 5.5 miles long.

History of Etienne Bay

Name was proposed in 1938 by U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office; shown as Portage Bay on a manuscript map by L. M. Turner in the 1880's. "Saint Etienne" was possibly a former name for Attu Island (Baker, 1906, p. 108).