Information About

Aiktak Island

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 11' 1" N,
164 ° 49' 41.002" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Akutan

Part of

Krenitzin Islands

Length

1.3 mi (2.09 km)

Elevation

459 ft (139.9 m)

Aiktak Island in Detail.

About

in Krenitzin Islands., 38 mi. E of Akutan, Fox Islands., Aleutian Islands. 1.3 miles long.

History

Aleut name transcribed by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 26), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) as Ostrov Aikhtak. R. H. Geoghegan suggests that this name is aikhaq, meaning travel or going on a voyage.

Topo Maps

Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1951), Unimak (1958), Unimak A-3 (1989),

Places Near Aiktak Island

Bays:

Tigalda Bay, Ugamak Bay, Welcome Bay,

Capes:

Agaagilag-ukux, Angaakix, Qatunaaglux, Seal Cape, Unimguukux,

Channels:

Ugamak Strait, Unimak Pass,

Islands:

Aiktak Island, Botinski Island, Kaligagan Island, Round Island, Ugamak Island,

Streams:

Iron Bridge Creek,