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Unavikshak Island

Unavikshak Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Lake and Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 302 ft (92.05 m)
About

S of Alaska Penin, 4 mi. E of Cape Kumliun and 27 mi. SW of Cape Kunmik, Aleutian Range

History of Unavikshak Island

Eskimo name published as "I(le) Ouna-nighmack" by von Krusenstern (1827, map 20), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and as "O(strov) Unavikhshak" by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. (1847, Chart 1379).