Information About

Big Koniuji Island

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 8' 12.998" N,
159 ° 32' 57.998" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Part of

Shumagin Islands

Length

15 mi (24.14 km)

Elevation

863 ft (263.04 m)

Big Koniuji Island in Detail.

About

in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range; 15 miles long.

History

Aleut name "Kiuniuiu Tanani" or "Kunujutanany," meaning "big-crested auk," published by Sarichev, (1802, v. 2, p. 31). The Russians translated this name to "O(strov) Bolshoi Koniuzhi," from "Koniuzhka," meaning "the crested auk," published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24). "Big Koniushi Island" was shown on several U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) charts in 1872.

Topo Maps

Stepovak Bay (1951), Stepovak Bay A-5 (1963), Stepovak Bay A-5 (1963), Stepovak Bay A-5 (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963),

Places Near Big Koniuji Island

Bays:

Fairweather Bay, Flying Eagle Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Northwest Harbor, Sandy Cove, Shoal Bay, Yukon Harbor,

Capes:

Cape Thompson, Entrance Point, Kuniguigan,

Channels:

East Nagai Strait, Koniuji Strait, Twelve Fathom Strait,

Islands:

Big Koniuji Island, Castle Rock, Hall Island, Herendeen Island, Little Koniuji Island, Murre Rocks, Peninsula Island, Spectacle Island,