Information About

Kuliliak Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

53 ° 26' 8.999" N,
167 ° 1' 10.999" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Kuliliak Bay in Detail.

About

S coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.

History

Aleut name published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 15, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), dated 1792) as "Zaliv Kul-lilyak" or "Kullilyak Bay." According to R. G. Geoghegan, this name was derived from the Aleut word "Kulilakc meaning "sorrow" or "grief."