Information About

Popof Island

Popof Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Aleutians East

Nearest City:

Chignik

Elevation:

958 ft (292 m)

About

E of Unga I. in Sumagin Is., Aleutian Range

History of Popof Island

Popof is a Russian proper name, often written Popoff. Named Popovskoi by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and by Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379, (1847); shown as Popof Island on an 1890 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) chart.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller B-2 (1963), Port Moller B-2 (1963), Port Moller (1988),

Places Near Popof Island

Bars:

Caton Shoal, Popof Reef, Unga Reef,

Bays:

Baralof Bay, Ben Green Bight, Blind Breaker, Delarof Harbor, Fox Hole, Grosvold Bay, Humboldt Harbor, Korovin Bay, Lumber Bay, Mud Bay, Pirate Cove, Red Cove, Shoal Bay, Simeon Bay,

Beaches:

Capes:

Cross Cape, Danger Point, East Head, Hardscratch Point, Sand Point, Swedania Point, Unga Cape, West Head,

Channels:

Korovin Strait, Popof Strait, Unga Strait,

Cliffs:

Dark Cliffs, Popof Head, Wooly Head,

Dams:

New England Fish Company Dam Sand Point, Squaw Harbor Dam,

Hills:

Flagstaff Hill,

Islands:

Arch Rock, Cross Island, Egg Island, Egg Island, Elephant Rock, Halfway Rock, Henderson Island, High Island, Kelly Rock, Korovin Island, Little Egg Island, Popof Island, Range Island,

Mine:

Mountains:

Cities:

Sand Point, Squaw Harbor, Unga,