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Iniskin Peninsula

Iniskin Peninsula

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 548 ft (167.03 m)
About

Extends into the W side of Cook Inlet, on SE coast of Alaska Peninsula between Chinitna Bay on the N and Iniskin Bay on the W, 55 mi W of Homer, Aleutian Range. 15 miles long.

History of Iniskin Peninsula

Local name derived from Iniskin Bay and published as "Iniskin-Chinitna Peninsula" by Moffit (1927, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), but later shortened by local usage. The name has been in common usage shince about 1900.