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Tanaak Cape

Tanaak Cape

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kodiak Island
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 571 ft (174.04 m)
About

21 mi. NW of Afognak, on W coast of Afognak I., N of Kodiak I.

History of Tanaak Cape

Aleut name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1910. Baker (1906, p. 489) says Tanaak is the native name for Cape Paramanof, 4 miles northeast of this point; however, the name probably comes from the word "tanaq" meaning "land" or "place," according to R. H. Geoghegan.