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Poperechnoi Island

Poperechnoi Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians East
Nearest City:
Part of:
Elevation:
  • 955 ft (291.08 m)
About

3 mi. E of Dolgoi I., one of Pavlof Is., Aleutian Range

History of Poperechnoi Island

Named Poperechnoi, meaning crosswise, on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379 (1847); the island is also shown on an 1890 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) chart. The Aleut name is Kuiagdak.