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Sviechnikof Harbor

Sviechnikof Harbor

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on S coast of Atka I., Aleutian Islands.

History of Sviechnikof Harbor

Surveyed and probably named by pilot Ivan Chernof in 1832, and published as Svetchnikoff Port by Captain Lutke (1836, p.308), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). It may be a family name, or from "sviechnik", Russian for "tallow chandler."

Found on the following Topo Maps
Seguam (1951), Seguam (1958), Seguam (1958),