Information About

Akun Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 14' 35.999" N,
165 ° 28' 31.001" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Akutan

Akun Bay in Detail.

About

on NE coast of Akun I., Krenitzin Islands., Aleutian Islands. 5.5 miles wide.

History

Named in 1888 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) for the island. Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 26), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published the name Zaliv Recheshnoy, meaning "little river bay."