Information About

Chuginadak Island

Quick Facts

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Location

52 ° 50' 40.999" N,
169 ° 49' 5.002" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Length

14 mi (22.53 km)

Elevation

2198 ft (669.95 m)

Chuginadak Island in Detail.

About

largest of Islands of Four Mountains; Aleutian Islands. 14 miles long.

History

Aleut name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 25), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). According to R. H. Geoghegan, the Aleut stem "chugi" means "to roast or fry." or "Khagamil Island" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and "O(strov) Kigamilyakh," or "Kigamilyakh Island" by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. (1847, Chart 1379). come from the Aleut "tanam-anguna," meaning "the great land." According to R. H. Geoghegan, this name applies to "one of the islands of the Four Mountains, whence it is fabled the Aleut race sprong."