History of Tanaga Bay

Aleut name published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 13), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Tanaga B(ukhta)" or "Tanaga Bay." The name "Zal(iv) Slav(a) Rossii" translated as "Glory of Russian Bay" was used by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 28), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), after the ship Glory of Russia under the command of Commodore Joseph Billings, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), 1790-92. Subsequent U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and U.S. Navy charts also shown "Glory of Russia Bay."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Tanaga Bay

Akulga,

Amidgis, Herd Rock, Inferno Reef, Middle Ledge, Wash Reef,

Cable Bay, Eureka Bight, Gusty Bay, Lash Bay, Qatxagis, Rough Bay, South Bay, Southeast Bight, Tanaga Bay, Twin Bays, Twin Bays,

Taamuyas Tugimaga,

Blackface Point, Bumpy Point, Cape Agamsik, Cape Amagalik, Cape Sajaka, Cape Sasmik, Christmas Tree Point, Falls Point, Fan Point, Fortress Point, Gage Point, Hazard Point, Kulak Point, Tangent Point,

Westernmost Glacier ,

Harem Rock, Middle Ledge, Pillbox Rock, Scarab Rock, Tanaga Island, Tidgituk Island, Whip Island,

Figure Eight Lake,

Tanaga Volcano, Tanaxagiigamax,