Information About

Anderson Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Anderson Bay on The Map

Location

53 ° 41' 2" N,
166 ° 50' 48.998" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Anderson Bay in Detail.

About

on W coast of Unalaska I., extends SSE off Makushin Bay, Aleutian Is.; 3 miles long.

History

Published as "Iksiaktak" by Father Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p. 164), possibly from the Aleutian word, "igdagax", meaning "stick for making fire" or "fire-mill". Published in 1888 as "Anderson Bay" by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).

Topo Maps

Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska B-3 (1989),
Places Near Anderson Bay
Cities:

Takamitka, Totchikala,

Basins:

Bogoslof Basin,

Bays:

Anderson Bay, Blueberry Bay, Cannery Bay, Humpback Bay, Johnson Cove, Makushin Bay, Naginak Cove, Portage Bay, Samgan Udaa, Skan Bay, Three Island Bay, Udamak Cove, Usof Bay,

Beaches:

Iitaagim-tugumaga,

Capes:

Anderson Point, Cannery Point, Cape Starichkof, Cathedral Point, Iitaax, Iksiak Point, Ikslak Point, Makushin Point, Skan Point, Tarasof Point, Whalebone Cape,

Islands:

Cathedral Rocks, Gull Island, Peter Island, Priest Rock, Unalaska Island, Ungluchin,

Mountains:

Makushin Volcano,

Mountain Ranges:

Shaler Mountains,

Rivers:

Nateekin River,

Cities:

Makushin,