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Naginak Cove

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Location

53 ° 39' 4" N,
166 ° 50' 58.999" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Naginak Cove in Detail.

About

in Anderson Bay, part of Makushin Bay, W coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.

History

Aleut name published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1802, v.2, p.139), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Naganakh" from the name, "Naganak," which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "sickness." The name was later published as "Naginak" by Father Veniaminov (1840, v.1 p.164).