Information About

Yantarni Bay

Quick Facts

Region:

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City:

Egegik

About

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

History of Yantarni Bay

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.

Found on the following 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,