Information About

Cherni Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Aleutians East

Nearest City:

False Pass

Elevation:

26 ft (7.92 m)

About

part of Sandman Reefs, 15 mi. S of Deer I., Aleutian Range. 2 miles long.

History of Cherni Island

Name given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1936 to avoid conflict with the larger Chernabura Island of the Shumagin Island, 90 mi. to the northeast. The Russian name "Chernabura," from the words "Chyorny" meaning "black" and "burnastyy" meaning "brown," was given to this island by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888. The Aleut name was published as "Taganak" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), from the word "taganaq" meaning "it alighted."

Found on the following Topo Maps

False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1950), False Pass (1950), False Pass C-2 (1963), False Pass C-2 (1963), False Pass C-2 (1963),

Places Near Cherni Island

Bars:

Sandman Reefs,

Capes:

Fawn Point,

Islands:

Alma Island, Bun Rock, Cherni Island, Clubbing Rocks, Eagle Island, Fawn Island, Goose Island, Hague Rock, High Island, Hunt Island, Let Island, Lida Island, Little Goose Island, Mean Rock, Midun Island, Southwest Islands,