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Island Point

Island Point

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Region:
  • Aleutians West (CA)
Nearest City:
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5.5 mi. SW of Salt Island, on N coast of Atka I., Aleutian Islands.

History of Island Point

Descriptive name which was published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot (p. 96), was given "because a low valley between the head land and the main shore gave it the appearance of an island to ships approaching from the west."

Found on the following Topo Maps
Atka (1952), Atka (1959), Atka (1959),