Information About

Cape Idak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Idak on The Map

Location

53 ° 30' 56.999" N,
167 ° 48' 5" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Elevation

180 ft (54.86 m)

Cape Idak in Detail.

About

NE tip of Umnak I. NW end of Umnak Pass, Aleutian Islands.

History

Name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 25), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Idakh" or "Cape Idak." R. H. Geoghegan believes the name to be the Aleut name "Idakuq" meaning "exit or outlet."