Information About

Chignik Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 23' 7.001" N,
158 ° 13' 34" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Chignik Bay in Detail.

About

On the SE shore of Alaska Peninsula, bounded by Cape Kumliun, Nagchamik Island and Castle Cape, 16 mi ENE of Chignik, Aleutian Range. 18 miles wide.

History

Native name reported in 1847 as "Z[aliv] Chignik" on Russian Hydrography Department Chart 1379.