Information About

Afognak Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 2' 44.999" N,
152 ° 45' 10.001" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Port Lions

Afognak Bay in Detail.

About

N of Afognak, extends SSE 3.5 mi. at mouth of Afognak River, on S coast of Afognak I.; Kodiak Islands.

History

name derived from Afognak Island; published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 23), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Z(aliv) Afognak," or "Afognak Bay." The Russian name "Litnik" was reported in 1900 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN).

Places Near Afognak Bay
Bars:

Big Rock, Danger Reef, Deranof Rock, Ilkognak Rock, Shag Rocks, Skipwith Reefs, Thomas Rock, Village Reefs,

Bays:

Afognak Bay, Anton Larsen Bay, Back Bay, Back Bay, Fox Bay, Kazakof Bay, Marka Bay, Settler Cove, Shakmanof Cove, Sharatin Bay, Waskanareska Bay,

Capes:

Afognak Point, Bare Point, Bird Point, Cape Kazakof, Cape Kostromitinof, Chernof Point, Chiachi Point, Crag Point, Dirovati Point, Dolphin Point, Far Point, Graveyard Point, Head Point, Inner Point, Kekur Point, Kizhuyak Point, Last Point, Lipsett Point, Nachalni Point, Near Point, Nochlega Point, Occident Point, Opasni Point, Orient Point, Otrubistoi Point, Peregrebni Point, Pokati Point, Posliedni Point, Rivermouth Point, Seredni Point, Settlement Point, Shakmanof Point, Shoal Point, Talnik Point, Three Pillar Point, Uzkosti Point, Yuzhni Point,

Channels:

Afognak Strait, Eastern Passage, The Narrows, The Slough, Whale Passage,

Cities:

Port Lions,

Dams:

Port Lions Dam,

Islands:

Afognak Island, Alexander Island, Arnkil Island, Deranof Island, Dot Island, Hog Island, Koniuji Island, Lamb Island, Larsen Island, Larsen Island, Little Raspberry Island, Low Island, Nachalni Island, Parrot Island, Stripe Rock, Three Brothers, Treeless Island, Whale Island, Winter Island,

Lakes:

Afognak Lake,

Mountains:

Afognak Mountain, Mount Ellison, Hatchery Peak, Katenai Hill, Litnik Mountain, Paramanof Mountain,

Rivers:

Afognak River, Red Cloud River,

Streams:

Hatchery Creek, Small Creek,

Cities:

Afognak, Aleneva, Aleut Village, Duck Village,