Information About

Atkins Island

Atkins Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Aleutians East

Nearest City:

Chignik

Part of:

Shumagin Islands

Length:

2 mi (3.22 km)

Elevation:

427 ft (130.15 m)

About

in Shumagin Island NE of Little Koniuji I., Aleutian Range. 2 miles long.

History of Atkins Island

Named about 1880 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for the fishing schooner Minnie G. Atkins.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Stepovak Bay (1951), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963),

Places Near Atkins Island

Archipelagos:

Simeonof Island,

Bays:

Flying Eagle Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Northwest Harbor, Sandy Cove, Shoal Bay, Simeonof Harbor, Yukon Harbor,

Capes:

Cape Thompson, Entrance Point,

Channels:

Koniuji Strait, Twelve Fathom Strait,

Islands:

Atkins Island, Hall Island, Herendeen Island, Little Koniuji Island, Murie Islets, Murre Rocks,