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Seguam Island

Seguam Island

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians West (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 1736 ft (529.13 m)
Mountains:
About

Locatd in the easternmost of Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands.

History of Seguam Island

Reported in 1778 by Cook (1785, v. 2, track chart), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev in his atlas 1826, map 3) indicated "Ostrov Segum" from an Aleut name. Called "Segouam ile" and "Gorely Ile" by Lutke (1836, p. 306). Goreli is Russian for "burnt."

Found on the following Topo Maps
Seguam (1951), Seguam (1958), Seguam (1958),