Information About

Bendel Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Aleutians East

Nearest City:

Chignik

Part of:

Shumagin Islands

Length:

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation:

194 ft (59.13 m)

About

Incomplete Record. In Shumagin Island between Big Koniuji and Nagai Island Aleutian Range

History of Bendel Island

Named in 1872 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Bernhard Bendel, a trader in Alaska in 1871-72; published in 1888 on a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) chart and in a U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) report. "Morse Island" was shown on an 1891 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) chart.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Stepovak Bay (1951), Stepovak Bay A-6 (1963), Stepovak Bay A-6 (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963),

Places Near Bendel Island

Bays:

Caton Cove, East Bight, Fairweather Bay, The Kitchen, Larsen Bay, Mist Harbor, Northeast Bight,

Capes:

Cape Wedge, Kuniguigan,

Channels:

East Nagai Strait, West Nagai Strait,

Cliffs:

Macks Head,

Islands:

Atniliak Island, Bendel Island, Kagai Island, Kaiasik, Kaniliak, Kauatka, Kulyugayak, Peninsula Island, Porpoise Rocks, Sauluktouchikh, Schumachinskaia, Shag Rock, Sitymkan, Spectacle Island, Tungulik, Turner Island, Twins,