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Chugul Island

Chugul Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians West (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 387 ft (117.96 m)
About

between Atka and Adak Islands., Andreanof Islands., Aleutian Islands. 5 miles long.

History of Chugul Island

Aleut name reported by early Russian explorers and recorded as "Tshugulla " by Commodore Joseph Billings, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1790. Two forms, "Tchougoul" and "Tchougoulak," were published by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 320), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN),. The island is shown as Chugul Island by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot (p. 103).

Found on the following Topo Maps
Atka (1952), Atka (1959), Atka (1959),