Information About

Williwaw Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Williwaw Point on The Map

Location

53 ° 27' 54" N,
167 ° 1' 48" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Williwaw Point in Detail.

About

in Kuliliak Bay, on S coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.

History

Descriptive name given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1931 because of "the violent gusts of wind called williwaws which come up suddenly and then calm down."