Information About

Yantarni Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 49' 50.002" N,
157 ° 8' 44.002" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Egegik

Yantarni Bay in Detail.

About

on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, NE of Cape Kunmik, Aleutian Range

History

So named by the Russians because of the reported occurrence of "yantar"; or "amber"; here; published in French as "Baie d'Ambre Jaoune" by von Krusenstern" (1827, map 20), IRN, and as "Z(aliv) Yantarniy" by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. on Chart 1379 in 1847.

Topo Maps

Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island D-4 (1963), Sutwik Island (1963), Sutwik Island (1963),
Places Near Yantarni Bay
Bays:

Yantarni Bay,

Capes:

Cape Kunmik,

Cliffs:

Cape Kunmik,

Islands:

Eagle Island, Garden Island, Hydra Island,

Mountains:

The Twins, Yantarni Volcano,

Streams:

Home Creek, Misery Creek, North Fork Yantarni Creek, Yantarni Creek,