Information About

Chignik

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 17' 43.001" N,
158 ° 24' 7.999" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Chignik in Detail.

About

population 99, on E coast Alaska Peninsula at head of Anchorage Bay, Aleutian Range

History

Aleut village probably established as a fishing village and cannery named for Chignik Bay. The 1890 Census lists it as "Chignik Bay" with a population of 193. Its population was 224 in 1939 and 253 in 1950. The Chignik post office was established in 1901.

Topo Maps

Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik B-2 (1963), Chignik B-2 (1963),
Places Near Chignik
Cities:

Kaluiak,

Bars:

Chignik Spit,

Bays:

Anchorage Bay, Boomers Cove, Castle Bay, Chignik Bay, Chignik Lagoon, Jack Bay, Lake Bay, Lumber Bay, Mallard Duck Bay, Mud Bay, Mud Hole, Necessity Cove, Northwest Arm Castle Bay, Portage Bay, Ross Cove, Warner Bay,

Capes:

Browns Point, Diamond Point, Green Point, Hume Point, Jack Point, Jerrys Point, Packers Point, Pilerack Point, Rabbit Point, Rocky Point,

Cities:

Chignik,

Cliffs:

Chignik Head, Negro Head,

Dams:

Alaska Packers Association Chignik Dam, Columbia Wards Fisheries Incorporated Dam, Peter Pan Seafoods Chignik Dam,

Flats:

Chignik Flats,

Islands:

Anguvik Island, Chignik Island, Eagle Rock, Three Sisters Rock,

Mountains:

Big Butte, Chignik Mountain, Red Peak, Ship Mountain, Virgin Peak,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Dago Frank Creek, Dry Creek, Marshinlak Creek, Neketa Creek, Old Ladies Creek, Packers Creek, Parallel Creek, Thompson Creek, Through Creek, Whalers Creek,

Valleys:

McKinsey Valley, Thompson Valley,

Cities:

Chignik Lagoon,