Information About

Karpa Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Aleutians East

Nearest City:

Chignik

Part of:

Shumagin Islands

Elevation:

1155 ft (352.04 m)

About

Located 5 miles northeast of Korovin Island, in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range. 460 acres in size.

History of Karpa Island

Published as "O(strov) Karpa," meaning "Carp Island," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379 (1847). The Aleut name is "Inlikak," or "Inglikhakh," according to Captain F. P. Lutke, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who also used the Russian name "Bouldyr," meaning "hovel". Boulder Island, is shown on an 1890 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) chart, while Bouldyr, Bouldir, and Karpa are shown on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) charts.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller C-1 (1963), Port Moller C-1 (1963), Port Moller (1988),

Places Near Karpa Island

Bays:

American Bay, Chichagof Bay, Grosvold Bay, Korovin Bay, Orzinski Bay, Stepovak Bay, Windbound Bay,

Capes:

Blunt Point, Cape Devine, East Point, Elephant Point, Scotland Point, Waterfall Point, West Point,

Channels:

Gorman Strait,

Islands:

Andronica Island, Karpa Island, Korovin Island, Scotland Rock,

Mountains:

Chichagof Peak, Mount Stepo,