Information About

Cape Tanak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Tanak on The Map

Location

53 ° 33' 11.002" N,
167 ° 59' 2" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Elevation

59 ft (17.98 m)

Cape Tanak in Detail.

About

on N coast of Umnak I., Aleutian Islands.

History

Name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 25), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Tanakh," or "Cape Tanakh," from the Aleut word "tanaq," meaning "lace," according to R. H. Geoghegan. This point was called "Egorkovskoi" by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 300), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). See Egorkovskoi.

Topo Maps

Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951),
Places Near Cape Tanak
Areas:

Boiling Pinnacles,

Bays:

Camp Bay, Deer Bay, North Pustoi Bay, Otter Bight, South Pustoi Bay,

Capes:

Antler Point, Ashishik Point, Cape Idak, Cape Tanak, Deer Point, Fox Point, Otter Point, Pustoi Point, Reindeer Point,

Channels:

Umnak Pass,

Craters:

Okmok Caldera,

Islands:

Black Rock, Pustoi Island, Ship Rock,

Mountains:

Mount Idak, Mount Okmok, Tulik Volcano,

Ridges:

East Arcuate Ridge, Magazine Ridge, North Arcuate Ridge,

Rivers:

Tulik River,

Streams:

Antler Creek, Camp Creek, Crater Creek, Idak Creek, Kadi Creek, Marsh Creek, Nest Creek, Reindeer Creek, Spring Creek, Teal Creek, Thirty-three Creek, Unga Creek,

Valleys:

Okmok Canyon, West Bogoslof Canyon,

Cities:

Egorkovskoi,