Information About

Trinity Islands

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Trinity Islands on The Map

Location

56 ° 34' 1.999" N,
154 ° 14' 1" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Akhiok

Elevation

594 ft (181.05 m)

Trinity Islands in Detail.

About

off SW coast of Kodiak I., include Sitkinak and Tugidak Islands.

History

Name published as "Trinity Island" by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 407), Royal Navy (RN). These islands were called "Trinidad Island" by Galiano (1802, map 3) and "Kightak Sichtunak," (Sichtunak Island), by Sauer (1802, p. 174). The Russian Hydrographic Dept. published the name as "o(strovy) Troitsy," (Trinity Islands) in 1847 on Chart 1378; this name was also published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1868.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Trinity Islands
Bars:

Whirlpool Shoals,

Bays:

Aiaktalik Cove, Russian Harbor, Sitkinak Lagoon,

Capes:

Cape Trinity, Dolina Point, Whirlpool Point,

Channels:

Sitkinak Strait, Tugidak Passage,

Islands:

Aiaktalik Island, Dry Rock, Sitkinak Island, Sundstrom Island, Trinity Islands,

Lakes:

Mark Lake,

Mountains:

Sitkinak Dome,

Cities:

Aiaktalik,