Information About

Belkofski

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 5' 20" N,
162 ° 1' 50.002" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Elevation

102 ft (31.09 m)

Belkofski in Detail.

About

population 57, on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, 27 mi. E of village of Cold Bay, Aleutian Range

History

Aleut village reported in 1847 on Russian Hydrog, Dept. Chart 1379 as "S(elo) Belkovskoe" from "belka," meaning "squirrel." Its population was 102 in 1833; 268 in 1880; 185 in 1890; 147 in 1900; 129 in 1920; 123 in 1930; 140 in discontinued in 1951.