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Aguliuk Point

Aguliuk Point

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians West (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 82 ft (24.99 m)
About

on NW coast of Umnak I., Aleutian Islands.

History of Aguliuk Point

Aleut name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 25), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Mys Agulyuk" or "Cape Agulyuk" and "Mys Chidakh" or "Cape Chidakh." According to R. H. Geoghegan, these names are from the Aleut "aguliq" meaning "sparrow-hawk" and "cidaq", meaning "young birds."