51 ° 47' 17.002" N,
178 ° 18' 10.001" E
Aleutians West (CA)
In the Aleutian Islands between the Near Islands to the W and the Andreanof Islands to the E, and extending from Amchitka Pass W to Buldir Island. Includes Semisopochnoi, Amchitka, Rat, Little Sitkin, Segula, Kiska, Buldir Islands and several smaller islands.
HistoryThe name is translated from Russian "krysi" or possibly from the Aleut name "ayugadak," meaning "rat" and was applied by Captain Feodor Petrovich Lutke, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who visited the Aleutian Islands in 1827 on a voyage around the world. Lutke (1836, p. 324) called the islands "IIles Kryci (aux rats)," and Baker (1906, p. 521), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported thay were "ususally called Krysi or Rat Islands."
Amos Cove, Crater Bay, Gunners Cove, Southeastern Cove, West Cove, William Cove, Williwaw Cove,
Capes:Ayugadak Point, Chugul Point, Double Point, Finger Point, Gray Point, Iron Point, Krysi Point, Northwest Head, Patterson Point, Prokhoda Point, Sitkin Point, South-southwest Point,
Channels:Khvostof Pass, Little Sitkin Pass, Oglala Pass, Rat Island Pass,
Islands:Davidof Island, Hawadax Island, Khvostof Island, Little Sitkin Island, Pin Rock, Pyramid Island,
