Information About

Cape Kovrizhka

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Kovrizhka on The Map

Location

53 ° 51' 2.002" N,
167 ° 9' 27" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Cape Kovrizhka in Detail.

About

Located 9 miles northwest of Makushin Bay, on the northwest coast of Unalaska Island, Aleutian Islands.

History

Russian name reported by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Gattan" or "Cape Gattan" and by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 26), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Kovrizhka," meaning "Cape Gingerbread (ginger cake)." This point was called "Makushin Cape" by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Cape Kovrizhka
Basins:

Bogoslof Basin,

Bays:

Makushin Bay, Skan Bay, Volcano Bay,

Beaches:

Iitaagim-tugumaga,

Capes:

Bishop Point, Cape Kovrizhka, Cape Starichkof, Iitaax, Point Kadin, Kof Point, Koriga Point, Makushin Point,

Islands:

Priest Rock,

Mountains:

Magusim Aligii,

Mountain Passes:

Bogoslof Sill,

Cities:

Makushin,