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Koniuji Island

Koniuji Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians West (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 568 ft (173.13 m)
About

10 mi. N of Atka Islands., Andranof Islands.; Aleutian Islands.

History of Koniuji Island

name applied because of the great number of crested auks which the Russians call "Kanoozhki" or "Kanooskie," and which the Aleuts call "Kunuliuk." "Kanigui Island," by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

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